Simon Perry

12, October 2022·2 min read

Cowes / Kingston power station doesn’t actually provide electricity to the Isle of Wight

Here’s the info on where its power does go and why it's holding back the development of Isle of Wight clean energy generation

5, October 2022·3 min read

Budget tax cuts: How much might you save? The Isle of Wight breakdown

How much do you think you might be saving in tax and NI after the budget? - News OnTheWight has calculated how much based on official Isle of Wight salary figures

bob seely in parliament with arms crossed

2, October 2022·6 min read

Here are 13 questions we put to Bob Seely MP, after the week of financial meltdown

With publications like the Financial Times asking, “Is Britain now in a full-blown economic crisis?”, there’s a need for Islanders to understand the views of the Isle of Wight’s elected representative, Conservative MP, Bob Seely, about the budget

Beryl e-scooters lined up outside hospital

27, September 2022·1 min read

Beryl removing loads of e-scooter bays from the Isle of Wight

There are 32 of them being removed - but a teaser is included

Abdul Bahar outside his restaurant holding the photo of him and Richard Branson from 1997

21, September 2022·2 min read

Today is the 25th anniversary of Richard Branson eating at Bahar Tandoori in Cowes (Update 2)

Photos of Richard Branson at Bahar Tandoori in Cowes are pretty iconic - well, today they’re 25 years old. News OnTheWight dropped by to speak to the restaurant’s owner

Tour of Britain race on a hill in the countryside

9, September 2022·1 min read

Isle of Wight stage of Tour of Britain has been cancelled

The final, which was due to take place on the Isle of Wight on Sunday, has been cancelled

7, September 2022·1 min read

The Crown Inn, Shorwell added to Assets of Community Value list

Although the pub has new landlords and reopened in the summer, the property has appeared this week on the Assets of Community Value list

computer laptop screen half closed in dark room by Philipp Katzenberger

6, September 2022·1 min read

Southern Vectis parent company hit by Cyber attack: Some impact locally but pressing on

The cyber attack started yesterday, as their report to London Stock Exchange confirmed

31, August 2022·1 min read

Last year – for nearly 9,000 hours – sewage and water was ‘spilled’ into Isle of Wight coastal bathing water say LibDems

Not only this, but we’re told where the longest release was - of over 1,000 hours - which beaches were nearby and how one location monitor didn’t work all year