A fantastic opportunity for students from Ryde Academy to learn about the science and engineering behind sailing came up recently with a visit to Education Centre at the Land Rover BAR in Portsmouth.
Last year the 70 wonderful volunteer watchkeepers kept lookout at Needles Coastwatch for 6,710 hours, maintaining the station for 365 days in all weathers. Well done to them all!
In the absence of specific funding detail, the Isle of Wight Bus and Rail Users' Group share their cautious welcome over franchise news for Island Line trains.
The council leader sets out his concerns over the Island Independent announcement that they would invest council money in a slice of Red Funnel should they get back into power in May.
The Isle of Wight council had said they would veto nominations for Floaty McFloatface in the new floating bridge naming competition. A petition calling for a u-turn gained over 1,600 signatures in just a few hours, so they have.
Around 8,000 Islanders have to claim Working Tax Credit because they're not being paid enough to meet housing, food & heating bills. HMRC say many are unaware they're being illegally denied a national minimum wage.