News from the North Wight

The Gurnard neighbourhood plan will guide and influence development proposals, alongside the existing planning policies of the Island Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

Head to Osborne on Thursday this week to have your treasures examined by the experts, or just watch on in the background as others wait to find out how much theirs are worth.

The Universal feature film, Victoria & Abdul, could prove to be a great boost for Isle of Wight tourism in the coming weeks and months. Watch this behind the scenes trailer.

Cllr Ian Ward, who receives an additional £7k+ a year as the Isle of Wight council Cabinet member and whose responsibilities specifically include the floating bridge, was unable to answer basic questions about the replacement service. Full details of the interview within.

The 1st East Cowes Sea Scout Group have been awarded a grant of £6,000 from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) to celebrate their 300th Anniversary.

Three Isle of Wight councillors are calling for foot passenger charges on the replacement floating bridge service to be scrapped until all the issues are resolved. One councillor says parents from low income households are having to pay £6 per day in order to walk their children to school.

Comments such as "a standout school" and "always striving not just to improve, but to excel" reflect what the Ofsted Inspectors found when they recently visited this Isle of Wight primary school.

Storeroom2010 in Cowes are in the running for cash from the scheme to purchase solar panels. They say solar panels will reduce costs as well as being good for environment.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving a motorcycle and three other vehicles on Newport Road, Cowes on Monday afternoon.

Labour councillor, Geoff Brodie, says he believes Scrutiny members are being "misled" over the controversial decision to fully suspend the Cowes Floating Bridge, adding that "officers are covering for a political decision".

East Cowes' Councillors say actions of the Isle of Wight council leadership show "a complete lack of duty of care" and slam them for breaking promises to consult, saying suspension of floating bridge will isolate the two towns.