Without the final report from the CQC, IW NHS cannot be placed in Special Measures. Mixed signals are everywhere, including the IW NHS boss, denying it, while using words that convey that it's on the way. The truth will out in few weeks.
Can you grow the tallest sunflower? Or the widest, or most sunflowers on a piece of land? That is the challenge being set by Earl Mountbatten Hospice as they celebrate their 35th anniversary year in 2017.
To date Wight AID has now granted £74,000 to local causes and plans to do another nine grant rounds this year. Details of grants to three Isle of Wight charities are revealed.
Despite many medical conditions affecting his mobility and strength, Ian Gregory has cycled over 3,500 miles this year to raise over £4,500 for Prostate Cancer UK. He was presented with the coveted Yellow Jersey at the cheque presentation in London this week.
WightAID is a new charity that raises funds from businesses operating on the Island, and distributes it to a range of charities and good causes on the Isle of Wight.