Des Knight was almost moved to tears when he heard the story of this mother of three in Ryde. He's asking Islanders to come together on 17th/18th September to help clean, paint, mend and do anything that needs doing.
The Chairman has announced he will cancel the September meeting due to a lack of 'formal business'. Motions tabled for the meeting will be pushed to the October meeting for consideration.
New expertise has been recruited to the Board of the Island’s NHS Trust which oversees the unique integrated ambulance, community, hospital, mental health and learning disability services provided on the Island.
There has been a huge outpouring of condolences on social media for this much-loved Islander who sadly passed away this morning, following a road traffic incident in Brading on Wednesday evening.
A thread of emails between councillors and officers reveals a desire to put forward a 'vote of no confidence' in the Independent administration, who remain in power despite being in the minority at Isle of Wight council.