Questions were raised on the format of an NHS meeting, when 20 minutes into the meeting Cllr Brodie said he wanted to get on with the meeting and not talked at by NHS bosses.

Jill from Yarmouth is on her way to Southampton this morning for another round of radiotherapy. She'll be accompanied by Megan, who will see in person the cost of these long trips — both financial and physical.

Three paramedics at the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service talk about the increased level of aggression and pressures they face on a daily basis.

Cllr Ward said he had listened to the points raised by the committee, but would be going ahead with the decision anyway.

It's been revealed that the Isle of Wight NHS Trust was the worst performing in the Wessex area for cancer patient wait times between April and June this year.

The effects of the prolonged weather meant overall attendance at the Emergency Department at St Mary’s was up by five per cent.

The dramatic makeover, complete with a volcano, dinosaurs and waterfall, of the golf course, first built in the 1920s could begin in November if approved.

Due to staff shortages, appointments at this GP surgery will have to be made on the day, rather than being pre-booked.

FBU chair, Pete Mawhood said services were being run on luck and, had Sunday's fire in Sandown taken place at another time, the outcome could have been very different.

The new interim head of the Isle of Wight CCG said they "are absolutely understanding of the stress this has caused children and their families", but added there was a national shortage of experience in this area.

Cllr Steve Cowley believes there "has been no geographic, or historical or community plan in the way it has been done", adding that, "It’s been done purely on numbers".