From next week, so called ‘persistent evaders’ risk losing their vehicle under the council’s new Vehicle Removal Policy.

The average A-level grade has improved to a C from a C- last year – and the average points score derived from the grades students have achieved has gone up significantly from 25.7 to 29.3.

As well as celebrating the beautiful bathing waters in the Isle of Wight, the ‘Beauty of the beach’ social media campaign aims to help people understand more about what impacts bathing water quality and give them the power to protect their beaches by taking some simple steps.

Extra crossings have been added to the regular timetable, in anticipation of residents and visitors travelling to the world-famous regatta.

At one time, the former Conservative-led Isle of Wight council sought to close Westminster House. Now it has been rated Good in all areas and has £1m investment promised.

The council will be taking waste from some houses and studying its content, so they can better understand what is thrown away

There are an estimated 522 empty homes across the Isle of Wight — including 154 that have been empty for over two years — as well as several vacant commercial premises with the potential for conversion to affordable or rented homes.

Leader of the council said that given a climate emergency has been declared by the IWC, "I think it is important we make changes where and when we can".

The service was found to be effective, caring and responsive, but requires improvement to ensure it is safe and well-led.

Under the checking service, the Isle of Wight Council’s registrar team will be supporting EU, EEA and Swiss citizens complete the digital identity verification part of the process.

The work follows a full safety audit on the college’s road network and parking areas — commissioned by the local authority — which resulted in a number of recommendations to improve safety.