Trouble getting a decent broadband connection on the Isle of Wight? Elon Musk's Starlink service has just started taking orders here - but it’s not cheap
Tuesday, 23rd February, 2021 6:59pm
By Simon Perry with 8 readers' comments
After cross-training as a journalist 10+ years ago, Simon has been living and breathing news ever since. He would love to see more of the beautiful Island he lives on, but spends far too much time relaying the news of the Isle of Wight to the Islanders.
Listed: Every Isle of Wight council property asset as at Feb 2021
Which parts of your town does the Isle of Wight council own? News OnTheWight has created a complete list of assets that you can easily search
Thursday, 18th February, 2021 6:43pm
By Simon Perry with 7 readers' comments
When Grange Hill came to the Isle of Wight (Video) (updated)
Flippin’ ‘eck Tucker! Grange Hill came on a school trip to the Isle of Wight at the end of the ‘80s, staying at East Dean and other IW locations
Sunday, 31st January, 2021 5:13pm
By Simon Perry with 3 readers' comments
How much public money did each ferry company get in Lockdown #1? FOI finally answered
For months News OnTheWight’shas been pursuing the release of this info. Today our FOI-blocking challenge has been accepted
Thursday, 14th January, 2021 4:32pm
By Simon Perry with 7 readers' comments
Here’s an example of a food parcel on the Isle of Wight – and the story behind it (updated 3)
Despite an IWC Cabinet member declaring yesterday that there’s no problem on the Isle of Wight, this is the kind of food parcel that’s being delivered to school children. Here’s one story behind it
Wednesday, 13th January, 2021 9:25pm
By Simon Perry with 21 readers' comments
Bob Seely’s ferry proposal is pretty radical: Here’s why
They’re radical. If passed the MP’s ferry proposals (Nationalisation, anyone?) would have a major impact on the Isle of Wight ferries … and prices. Get up to speed by reading this News OnTheWight analysis
Monday, 11th January, 2021 6:56pm
By Simon Perry with 17 readers' comments
Exactly how much public money did the ferry companies get in first Lockdown? It’s taken us FOI-ing the DfT to find out (Updated)
It seemed only right to find out if/when the Cross-Solent operators stopped receiving public money during Lockdown #1 and how much they got in total
Thursday, 7th January, 2021 9:42pm
By Simon Perry with 12 readers' comments
Analysis: Which Isle of Wight areas have the highest Covid rates and which areas are rising the fastest – also the lowest and slowest
Find out what the Government’s Covid test data reveals about which areas of the Isle of Wight have highest Covid rates, which are rising the fastest - and which are the lowest and slowest - in this News OnTheWight analysis
Thursday, 31st December, 2020 5:41pm
By Simon Perry with 30 readers' comments
Watch live video of Red Funnel’s ferries coming and going in Southampton – 24 hours a day in 4k!
It's amazingly popular already with over 80,000 people looking at recent day's archive
Thursday, 3rd December, 2020 6:59pm
By Simon Perry with one comment
