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Sally Perry is Co-founder, Editor and Reporter at Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight.
Sally has been recognised nationally for her in-depth coverage of the three-week occupation of a factory by workers. As Journalism.co.uk commented at the time, “[they] gave the national and local media a run for its money with its comprehensive coverage of the industrial dispute".
She also received an award for her dogged persistence in highlighting the plight of landlocked Ventnor Undercliff residents following a major landslide (over 200 articles in four+ years).
As well as covering local democracy and holding those in power to account for their decisions, OnTheWight is a champion of The Arts, regularly celebrating the creative talents of Islanders.
In Part Four we explore what the council is doing to ensure minimum energy efficiency standards are exceeded, the skills gap in meeting those demands and 'brown envelopes'
In Part Two of our conversation with the head of planning at IW council we explore the pre-planning service, how planning officers manage 1,600 applications each year and how the changes to national policies impact the local policy