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.
The Blackgang Chine meteorite (actually placed at the Blackgang View point car park) on the Dinosaur Island App trail will give you one of the best view on the Island.
The road has been long (we started live coverage of IWC meeting in 2007!), but it looks like the live broadcasting (audio at least) of council meetings is, at long last, on the horizon.
It looks like the OnTheWight article highlighting the quiet dropping of the need for councillors to declare Masonic membership has led to a change of policy at the Isle of Wight council.
Residents will not be able to use several car parks on Thursday and Friday as they are closed by the council in order to act as overflow areas should there be problems getting traffic onto the festival site.