It's World Autism Awareness Day and many people on the Isle of Wight are hoping this year sees a turnaround in the support given to children on the spectrum.
Members of the committee agreed to the sharing of Stuart Love's role with Southampton City Council. The six month trial will see him, Director of Environment, working three days a week for the Island and two days a week for Southampton.
The Conservative Group of Councillors say they welcome the Alliance Group's budget, but add they can go further by, among other things, borrowing more to tackle the housing crisis on the Isle of Wight
The council say around 1,300 planning applicants received pre-application advice last year and that pre-application charges could raise up to £110,000 pa for the council.
Colleen is asking Islanders to stand together on Saturday to protest against the proposed £5.5m of cuts to be made by the Isle of Wight council. She explains why she believes it's important for Islanders to come together over these plans.
Following an offer to all IW councillors to see what a work day of a care worker on the Island is like, the boss of Legal at IWC has written a warning email to councillors. One cllr says it "seems like a threat to me"
OnTheWight will be reporting live from the Isle of Wight council’s Cabinet meeting, where, among other things, members will make their decision on controversial plans to scrap the Local Area Coordinators.