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Age UK Isle of Wight (Age UKIW) are asking Islander’s to stop, think and talk about dementia throughout National Dementia Awareness Week from Sunday 18th May to Saturday 24th May.
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Travelling by bus has become a lot less daunting for people with dementia thanks to a partnership between Southern Vectis and Age UK Isle of Wight.
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Principal of Ryde Academy tells OnTheWight that inappropriate peer pressure was one of the things that sparked the crackdown on uniform. Find out more by listening to our podcast interview below.
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With the support of generous donations from Islanders, young Gracie-May, who we first featured back in 2010, has made incredible progress. These two lads hope to help with the last push of fundraising.
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It's fantastic to see Islanders so young dedicated to helping another in a less fortunate situation than themselves. Well done lads!
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The NUT representative for the Isle of Wight says "the picture portrayed in the letter or in the articles is not one which the NUT recognises or accepts".
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A milestone is nearing at Dinosaur Isle Museum in Sandown, with the one millionth visitor expected through its doors on Sunday 8 February.
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The headline grabbing Principal, Dr Rory Fox, has now moved on from the school and the NUT say it's time to rebuild Ryde Academy.
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A family from Ventnor got a surprise at Dinosaur Isle on Sunday 8 February when they became the museum's millionth visitors.
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Dr Fox received praise from the Ofsted inspector who visited in January. They also said the Trust had not provided the Academy with enough targeted support.
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Pupils organised and took part in a range of activities last week in aid of Comic Relief.
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The headteacher of one of the most rapidly improving secondary schools in Wales has been appointed Principal at Ryde Academy from September 2015.
