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Year 13 students from Cowes Enterprise College presented their Extended Project Qualification Projects with a range of eye-catching and inspiring displays last week
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West Wight Men In Sheds have been given a ten-year lease by Totland Parish Council, but now need help converting changing rooms into a workshop.
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UKSA appeal for donated equipment and materials so they can funk up the games are for young people on their courses.
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Ryde carer faces financial and mental health challenges during long DBS check wait
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The College has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.
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OnTheWight will be reporting live from the Isle of Wight council’s Cabinet meeting, where, among other things, members will make their decision on controversial plans to scrap the Local Area Coordinators.
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Parish councillor writes to Cabinet members stating that it would incredibly short-sighted to cut funding to this vital service, directly affecting the most vulnerable and isolated people on the Island.
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She now wants to scrap them, but just a few months ago Cllr Clare Mosdell appeared on film, highly enthusiastic about the benefits of Local Area Coordinators (LACs), outlining why they are so important for the Isle of Wight. Watch the footage here.
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The service costs the council £400,000 per annum to run, but according to national network, Community Catalysts, each Local Area Co-ordinator (there are nine of them) has saved the council around £500,000 over three years.
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The Local Area Co-ordinators help individuals of all ages with mental health needs and/or disabilities and older people. They've had great success since the launch in 2015, but the Isle of Wight council wants to axe the service.
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One patient, who has a history of being suicidal, says she hasn't been seen by a consultant psychiatrist for nearly a year and has had two appointments cancelled by the service. The NHS respond.
