Cafe Scientifique returns to Shanklin tonight (Monday) with Dr Frank Ratcliff and Dr. Catherine Mercer of Genomics England, who will be talking about the 100,000 Genome Project.
Best of luck to the 100 young people in recovery from cancer who will be taking part in this extraordinary challenge – sailing around Britain in a national relay.
Did you know Girlguiding continues up to the age of 25? Senior guides from the Isle of Wight recently took part in 100 year anniversary celebrations of the Senior Section.
The arrival on Sunday of USS Theodore Roosevelt should be quite a spectacle and as she is docking off Stokes Bay, Gosport for five days, those travelling across the water should be in for a treat.
Residents believe there is not a need for more housing on the Island at the moment and are urging the Isle of Wight MP to make the government realise their target of over 500 homes per year is not justified.
Although still provisional until the year ends, the figures indicate that the number of young people in an apprenticeship on the Island has gone up 100%, from 820 by the end of 2010, to 1640 jobs in 2011.