Contact: [email protected]
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.
Following the pilot on the Isle of Wight, an NHS Report suggests that a scheme to allow teenagers access to the contraceptive pill without prescription be extended to other pharmacies across the country.
We love this 14 minute parody video made by friends in Ventnor of Made In Chelsea. If you've ever seen the programme, you'll appreciate the humour of the pouting lips and vacuous conservations. Good work guys.
LINk have launched an investigation in to overnight hospital discharges and it will be discussed at next week's Health and Community Wellbeing Scrutiny Panel