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The Isle of Wight Green Party have picked up ‘Inspiring Election Campaign 2017’ award for Election achievements.

Isle of Wight Council is teaming up with Recycle Now to encourage recycling of items such as deodorants.

The Isle of Wight Council is working with volunteers and recycling company, TerraCycle, to recycle rigid plastic from Island beaches.

Street artist ATM took inspiration from the lush seagrass meadows off Ryde for his latest wildlife portrait, a cuttlefish, over the Solent at Portsmouth City Museum.

The new chair says he's hoping he'll be able to raise the profile of the AONB and increase the strength of the designation through the development of a new management plan.

Surfers Against Sewage are calling on Islanders to "Join the Resistance against single-use plastics!" to help stop ocean plastic pollution.

Himalayan Balsam is a growing problem and Island 2000 have been working to control it for six years. Volunteers from Island Roads recently lent a hand.

Last year was the fourth worst on record for butterflies and Sir David Attenborough is urging people on the Isle of Wight to take part in the Big Butterfly Count survey between now and 6th August.

Without the "financial support mechanism" in place, officers say it would be unwise to move forward with the scheme, so the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) which promised skilled jobs and renewable energy is on hold. It's unclear whether the council will ever see the return of their £1m unsecured loan.

The Isle of Wight Council is inviting potential innovators to bid for an Active Travel Innovation Grant

The gasification plant was to be refurbed as part of a 25 year, £225m waste contract with Amey. After the sub-contractor went out of business an alternative had to be found. OnTheWight has the details.