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Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has urged another Prime Minister to address the Island's unfair funding settlement for local council services
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Next week teachers, parents, school support staff and children are invited to come together at the end of the school day outside the main gates of their school and link arms as part of a national campaign.
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Caroline Knox, the Isle of Wight NFU chair, urges all levels of government and the food supply chain to back British farming during 2016.
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After months of support, despite the Partygate scandal, Seely has now come out against Boris Johnson saying he must leave now
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Members of the Islanders for Europe group will be in Ryde town centre this Saturday from 11am where you can have your say, take part in opinion polls, and to plan for the next steps to come.
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Isle of Wight MP, Andrew Turner, says "we have nothing to fear from standing as an independent nation". In a comment to the press, he also said that he was not planning to comment on David Cameron's resignation.
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The announcement that if Conservatives are voted back into government, pensioners will need to surrender the value of those homes to meet care costs could well have sent shock waves through the retired population of the Isle of Wight today.
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The Independent Review covers National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and considers how housing and transport in protected landscapes could be improved and boost habitats for wildlife.
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The Minister for devolution asked the Hampshire and IW partnership to agree that devolved powers should be given to a new elected ‘metro mayor’ for the area. They voted against the idea.
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A former Conservative, who was then expelled by UKIP and once expressed "her support for elements of" the British National Party's platform now joins together with the Front National to form a far-right group in the European Parliament.
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The education union also says that two thirds of teachers in state schools (67 per cent) think the attainment gap will widen at their school. A concern voiced by many Island teachers working with high numbers of SEND pupils
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Cabinet members Jonathan Bacon and Chris Jarman say the MP also voted against other amendments to protect air quality and to protect pollinators
