This time next year, inspirational Isle of Wight sailor, Natasha Lambert, will be embarking on the challenge of crossing the Atlantic in her new yacht, Blown Away, using just 'sip and puff' technology.
The government say Isle of Wight council has a duty to prevent homelessness, but according to estimates from a housing charity, hundreds of children on the Island will be homeless this Christmas.
New figures show the proportion of girls on the Isle of Wight getting vaccinated against the potentially cancer-causing HPV virus has fallen in recent years.
Ofsted's South East Director said schools like Cowes Enterprise College have managed to turn themselves around, but the Island is still not doing well enough for children who need extra support, such those on free school meals and those with special educational needs.
The inspector said teaching was not good enough and ‘confused’ pupils did not make enough progress, but the Executive Headteacher said that staff and pupils had worked extremely hard and the inspectors recognised the strengths in the school.
Brownies from Shanklin and Wroxall enjoyed an afternoon at the panto recently, with the added excitement of meeting some of the cast members during the interval.
The improvements at this primary school were found by the Ofsted inspector to be notable and despite facing numerous challenges, the headteacher’s resolve to improve the school had not wavered.
Proof that ending period poverty can help improve attendance at school has been realised at a school in Portsmouth where it has increased by almost a third since the Red Box Project was introduced.