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Darcy is keen to know whether readers believe the Isle of Wight will be better off if the UK is In or Out of the EU.
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The campaign – which includes activists from the local Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green parties – will be launched next Monday (30th May) with a speech in Newport by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Hands MP.
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Isle of Wight MP, Andrew Turner, says he's glad the Church of England, including on the Isle of Wight, is staying neutral in the debate regarding the EU-referendum.
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Islanders are urged to sign a petition to help improve awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning - something that kills around 50 people each year in the UK.
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Young Islanders have until Tuesday 7th June to register to vote in the EU referendum.
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A motion at next week's full council is calling on the Isle of Wight Executive to request the Dept for Education cover the cost of the school holiday fines High Court case.
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The situation at Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital could well have an impact on Isle of Wight patients depending on the outcome of the current review of the financial crisis at Isle of Wight NHS
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The Government has committed to cover Isle of Wight council's cost to appeal the Jon Platt school holiday fines case at the High Court and beyond.
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Isle of Wight Green party leader, Vix Lowthion, shares her view on the issues surrounding the EU Referendum and urges those who want to gain sovereignty and improve our democracy to join the campaigns for Proportional Representation at Westminster.
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Three women from the Isle of Wight signed the 1866 Women's Suffrage Petition, the first mass Votes for Women Petition submitted to Parliament. Hannah Griffiths is keen to see whether any readers can help fill in the gaps of her research.
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A number of strategies to tackle the financial crisis of the Isle of Wight were discussed at the public meting held on Saturday.
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A Referendum isn't decided in the same way as a national election, so here are the details of how tonight's EU counting will work. OnTheWight will be providing live coverage from the local count from 10pm.
