Those waiting for a decision on the West Wight school reorganisation will have to hold on a little longer.

The Isle of Wight Council is to reopen Ryde’s famous landmark, Appley Tower, for one day only as part of the celebrations of Appley Day on Saturday 22nd June.

The trip to Jersey provided an invaluable insight into the ‘One Government’ programme to promote a unified, customer-focused public service.

Cllr Whittle claims the digital strategy will "deliver growth within the economy, support improved digital and transport connectivity, education and skills and contribute to better health and social care services”.

The Isle of Wight council's £30m capital cash injection into regeneration schemes will unlock £150m of other public and private sector investment over ten years.

Becoming an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve means the Isle of Wight is recognised as one of the best places in the world to explore sustainable way people interact with natural environment.

Lord Farmer said the Isle of Wight continued “to be at the cutting edge” in the development of early help and family hubs.

Chair of the Community Safety Partnership says “I would invite you to come along and engage with us because your opinions matter and feed into our priorities for the coming year, as well as highlighting where we can all work together.”

Raising awareness about scams and the harm they can do is a priority of the Isle of Wight Against Scams Partnership. If you're victim of a scam sign up to their Website to Report and Talk.

Access to the Isle of Wight council Planning department, Register Office, Crematorium, Coroner etc will be affected over the Isle of Wight Festival period.

The head of the service says they have to save over £2m from the budget and axing the four centres will save £148,000 per annum.