Newport is the capital of the Isle of Wight. It’s the town with the most nation-wide chains of shops as well as being the centre for business. The County council are head-quartered there.
The Nipper Knife by Island-born designer and maker, Philip Crewe, is a thing of beauty with historical provenance. Learn more about it at this new exhibition at the Museum of Island History
The hospital is only able to treat people with life threatening conditions and injuries, so anyone who arrives without a life-threatening condition or injury will be redirected to alternative services
There are three full wards of people being cared for in hospital who do not need to be there. Some people have declined social care placements because they don't want to travel between towns to visit their relatives
The Website (which must be viewed using a smart phone) offers a variety of themed walking trails with accompanying photographs, so users can see how buildings once looked