Lord Adonis was Secretary of State for Transport from 2009 to 2010, and Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission from 2015 to 2017. He met recently with Pro-Link members to discuss the feasibility study.
Steve Gibbs believes changes to how petitions will be accepted, a reduction in the number of public meetings, and the lack of written responses from the council constitute the death of democracy on the Isle of Wight.
There's a growing trend for criminals to use social media to target potential victims with apparently attractive deals, so Trading Standards are warning Islanders to take care when shopping online.
Isle of Wight motorcyclists donated 50 Easter eggs to St Catherine’s School in Ventnor as a treat for the students – all of whom have lifelong speech, language and communication needs.
In their last home game of the season, Ventnor looked to improve on their increasingly better performances in recent games and having lost the previous game by one point, victory was the next step.
Newly-elected Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight, Bob Seely, used his first vote in Parliament to block an amendment that would have given firefighters, ambulance staff, nurses and teachers a fair pay rise. He explains to OnTheWight why he voted as he did.
The group that supports others by making ‘twiddle muffs’ and ‘twiddle blankets’ for people living with dementia across the Island are short of wool and appeal for donations.
Frack Free Isle of Wight have their AGM this week and invite anyone interested in finding out more about what they do to attend. If you like what you hear, become a member for £6pa.