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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.
A new charity has been set up to help protect the future of Newport Harbour. The Newport Harbour Conservation Society aims to foster a transparent, accountable, sustainable and imaginative Harbour. Volunteers needed to get involved.
From next week if changes proposed by the council go through, if you want to ask a question at full council or cabinet meetings you'll have give a load of details about yourself over first (and within a specified 20 minute time slot).
Council say they have been talking to Waste Improvement Network about Waste Contract procurement, but the scope of their project is too wide for the framework. We're waiting to hear back on what is so special about the Wight scheme, as 141 other councils had used it successfully.