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.
Recent road resurfacing in Gunville was carried out around a parked van, causing an OnTheWight reader to send us photos, describing the work as 'laughable'.
A massive turn-around for the council as they now say suspended officers had nothing to do with the school's delayed opening. Very different from what was heavily implied previously.
Two contracts approved tonight for Dutch company Royal Haskoning DHV for carrying out site surveys and front end engineering design on the SOEC project.
The Island will stand alone among the 22 coastal counties of English, excluding us all from the tremendous financial uplift that the Coastal Access Scheme is predicted to bring. Why?
A packed agenda tonight. at County Hall, including a debate and vote on if all councillors should be publicly accountable for how they vote each time in the council chamber - the Named Vote. Follow events live here.
Live coverage of this evening Cabinet meeting, as it happens. The sale of West Wight Middle and Gurnard Primary schools are one of the items for discussions.
Can't access the council's Website today, or prefer how the Isle of WIght council's Website used to be? You've come to the right place. Here it is, frozen as it was in March 2013.
Sally's at County Hall, so you can watch what's happening at tonight's Overview and Scrutiny committee - that's the one set up to to keep the council in check.