Work will recommence on the restoration of Totland Pier is a few weeks. Delays at the council discharging the planning conditions mean work to the cafe is delayed until the end of the season.
The Independents say it’s nonsensical for Cllr Whitehouse to suggest the leader of the council should not accept the role (it's only 5% of his working hours, they say), adding that it will provide a voice in some of the most important forums in British politics for Isle of Wight issues.
Friends of Frank James say English Heritage has the former hospital listed as being built ten years after it actually was, meaning it's not been recognised as Victorian.