Once Chairman of the Isle of Wight Conservative Association, Alan co-founded A J Wells and used to be an IW council Cabinet member, before being voted out of office.
Having been Chair of Governors during the tumultuous time of change at the troubled Cowes school, Alan Wells is to be replaced, citing a change in personal circumstances for the decision.
In this week's last-before-the-election edition, the CP claim they've found five more people who say their signatures have been faked on the nomination papers of Newport North UKIP candidate, Richard Wilkins.
UKIP say that the falsified-nomination accusations only came to light once they said no to Conservative requests to withdraw their candidate from Newport West.