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.
It’s been revealed that the Isle of Wight council will be forcing drivers around a 3.5 mile diversion through Coppins Bridge, past other congested areas and small streets in Newport for at least five weeks. (This is only the first part of the year and a quarter work on St Mary’s roundabout.) Here are the details.
If you’re asking - When will the first new train arrive? The free station WiFi start? The last 1938 train run? The half-hour service start? OnTheWight has answers for you.
It’s all change for the new upcoming Island Line trains. OnTheWight has secured a first glimpse at what the interiors will look like and detail their new facilities and passenger capacity.
Boris Johnson’s request to suspend parliament has had a wildly varied reaction today. OnTheWight posed a couple of questions to find out what the current Isle of Wight MP thought about it. Here’s what he said
Have a listen to the first published interview with Peter Wiltshire, the Brexit Party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the Isle of Wight, to learn about his background and ideas