Isle of Wight MP, Andrew Turner, asked the Chancellor whether he agreed the Island deserves extra support from the Government due of additional challenges.
Local achievers have been honoured by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Major General Martin White CB CBE JP has at his annual awards ceremony.
The new Centre for Excellence for Composites, Advanced Manufacturing and Marine Technology being created in East Cowes should provide 550 young people with workshop and learning facilities and provide 250 apprenticeships.
If a bid to the Solent LEP for a new floating bridge at Cowes goes ahead and is accepted, it'll take the pressure off the Isle of Wight council, who are facing a £3m bill to keep it running.
Figures released today show that 38 out of 40 Isle of Wight schools will be facing cuts to funding up to 2020. OnTheWight has the per-school breakdown.
A new blade mould arrives at the MHI Vestas factory on the Isle of Wight, bringing with it a forecast of 1,100 direct and indirect jobs in the region, as well as £42m million additional economic benefit per year.
The Solent LEP will hear if it has won in the two categories on 12th November at the awards which are being hosted as a live-streamed event from Plymouth