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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.
Public meeting tonight to hear the future plans for the Ventnor Botanic Garden from the preferred bidders John and Mylene Curtis. 7pm Ventnor Cricket Club.
The Isle of Wight features in programme this Thursday as John Sergeant travels from Ventnor to Stone Henge following in the footsteps of Victorian photographer Francis Frith.
Library campaigners will descend upon Westminster tomorrow for rally and lobby as Culture Minister Ed Vaizey gives evidence to the Culture, Sport and Media Select Committee.
Marc Morgan Huws is now looking after another bus company in Poole with a new operations manager brought in from the mainland to oversee Southern Vectis. Some staff have also been asked to consider voluntary redundancy.
The Island's MP Andrew Turner has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement this week of additional capital funding of £2.2m to address a backlog of maintenance at St Mary's Hospital and the purchase of new equipment.
The Friends of St Mary's have been at it again, what amazing fund-raisers they are. Two new cars donated to the Intermediate Care Team by the Friends of St Mary's Hospital will assist in the care of patients when they are ready to be discharged into the community.
We're struggling to understand why Ventnor's application for a grant from the Economic Development Fund has been rejected. It seems to meet all the specified criteria.