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The tooth of a Chimaera (Rabbit Fish) was found by Tobias, from Yarmouth, whilst with Brighstone Primary School on a fossil walk at Yaverland, led by Dinosaur Isle Museum.
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The Isle of Wight Council is working with volunteers and recycling company, TerraCycle, to recycle rigid plastic from Island beaches.
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68 young Islanders carried out various tasks over the last year which helped the Island’s community, including volunteering with charities or other local organisations, as well as undertaking expeditions, learning new skills and participating in sporting activities.
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On Museum Day, the council say the process for finding an investment partner will include a ‘negotiation’ approach to "help maximise all opportunities" and will include more feasibility work on using council land next to the museum.
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The Isle of Wight Council launched two major environmental initiatives at the Environmental Conference held in Cowes on Tuesday.
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The Green Flag Award is testament to the hard work and passion from the small Friends group and volunteers, with support from Isle of Wight Council’s public spaces team.
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It's not unusual to see people from around the world sitting in the County Record Office in Newport researching their family history, so the digitisation of the cemetery and crematorium records is a great development.
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Successful applicants to the Talented Athlete Programme can use leisure centres free of charge and receive discounts in selected local retailers, physio and chiropractic services, as well as discounted fares on Wightlink and assisted bus travel with Southern Vectis.
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Cllr Hobart congratulated the 70 young Islanders who were recently presented with their Duke of Edinburgh Medals, adding that the DofE scheme really does help shape future leaders.
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The councillors involved with the proposal say reducing the number of times grass verges are cut each year - from seven to two - could save money and boost the Island’s ecosystem.
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The council say it "has other priorities which it wishes to address using the council’s limited financial resources", but Vix Lowthion says the costs to the council would be ‘minimal’ and the impact huge.
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Young Islanders were not deterred by Cllr Hobart's announcement that Isle of Wight council will not declare a climate emergency. They showed their feelings after school outside County Hall last week.
