Of the £140,000 returned to donors after the Save Rivoli Cinema campaign failed to reach the asking price for the former cinema (still unsold 8 months later), £3,500 has been donated to good causes around Sandown.
Island Roads say it's impossible to undertake projects of this scale without some localised disruption and they hope that residents feel the short-term inconvenience will be outweighed by the long-term benefits of this upgrade.
This aerial drone video, shot by Richard Manser, aims to raise awareness for the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, which relies totally on public donations to survive.
Julian Drinkall, the CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust, responds to what he calls Cllr Whitehouse's "continued misrepresentation of AET and the facts around Sandown Bay to the media" suggests future discussions "be held in a serious way".