Globe-trotting Islander musician comes home to perform at Fairest Isle Festival of Early and Baroque Music
Globe-trotting Islander musician comes home to perform at Fairest Isle Festival of Early and Baroque Music
Isle of Wight planning policy revision seeks to balance landowner influence in large development objections
Multiple arrests made as Island police tackle stalking, driving under the influence and other traffic offences
Newport collision involving stolen vehicle leads to arrest: Police appeal for dashcam footage (updated)
Ventnor Town Council introduces free Saturday parking to boost local trade following landslide road closure
22, April 2024·2 min readLetter: Sunak’s stance on redefining sickness: Concerns over outsourcing health assessmentsPrime Minister Rishi Sunak's health assessment plans are scrutinised by this reader against backdrop of austerity and unrest
17, April 2024·3 min readLetter: NHS needs radical reform, starting with its top leadershipThis reader has concerns about UK healthcare privatisation, following the path of lax water regulation
3, April 2024·1 min readLetter: Honour for former Post Office head sparks debate amid ongoing scandalThe former head of the Post Office is honoured, but questions remain says this News OnTheWight reader
26, March 2024·1 min readLetter: Urgent overhaul needed for UK’s inequitable tax systemBroken tax system favours the rich, while average earners face higher rates, says this reader
11, March 2024·1 min readLetter: Calls for policy change as Conservatives blamed for Britain’s health inequalitiesThe Joseph Roundtree Foundation reported that Britain faces a resurgence of Dickensian diseases amid rising poverty levels
10, January 2024·1 min readLetter: Bob Seely accused Ed Davey of being ‘deeply inadequate’, but where’s his long-promised Island Deal?Political promises under the microscope. This reader believes the Island Deal remains elusive
10, December 2023·2 min readLetter: Rwanda Treaty debate stirs concerns over Conservative agendaExpensive Rwanda deal questioned in Letter to the Editor, highlighting UK's real challenges
2, October 2023·3 min readLetter: Inflation, investment and illusions: Dissecting Rishi Sunak’s recent economic commentsSunak's inflation reduction isn't a tax cut; UK faces rising debt and hardship, says this reader
26, September 2023·2 min readLetter: The Conservative vision for the NHS: Promises, deficits and private sector influenceBroken election promises, NHS deficits, and the privatisation threat under Conservative leadership discussed
17, September 2023·2 min readLetter: From 3 million to 7.6 million: A decade of NHS waiting list growthOver 7.6 million await NHS treatment amidst rising tensions and political accusations. This reader's take on it
30, July 2023·2 min readLetter: Assessing the impact of Government policies on the UK’s Arts and HumanitiesAn analysis from this reader of government policies impacting the arts, humanities and philosophy
23, July 2023·2 min readLetter: Trust in Policing: The fragile commodity at risk amidst controversy and scandalsPublic trust in police dwindles amidst unresolved questions on Covid breaches and botched investigations