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The Isle of Wight Council is warning residents who unlawfully claim benefits they are not entitled to that it will take legal action if necessary.
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This OnTheWight reader questions whether the austerity programme in place by the coalition Government is really working.
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The Local Government Association says the deregulation could result in drivers with a criminal background such as alleged sexual assaults, rapes, terrorist activity drug dealing and organised crime, exploiting the system.
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This proposal, put forward by UKIP's prospective parliamentary candidate, could well be popular with voters on the Isle of Wight.
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Steve Goodman shares this heart-wrenching personal story and calls on readers to help spread the word of an update to the law for assisted suicide.
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The new floating bridge will be fully funded by the Government and should be in the water in less than two years.
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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, introduced by the Government on the 25th June will be debated in Parliament at its second reading on the 15th of this month.
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Unless the business can prove the correct right-to-work checks were carried out, it faces a £20,000 fine for employing an illegal worker.
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A rally is planned for 11am this morning outside County Hall. Make sure you check details below about services that will be affected by today's strike.
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This is fantastic news and should have far reaching benefits for the tourist economy on the Isle of Wight, as well as residents.
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Further to the news last week that DEFRA have agreed to include the Isle of Wight in the countrywide Coastal Access Scheme, an association for land owners responds to the news.
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As reported by OnTheWight last night, Andrew Turner voted against the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill being rushed through Parliament.
