Ventnor's town clerk explains why it is important to keep the Coastal Visitors Centre within the hands of community and shares details of the proposed Enterprise Hub.
Andrew Turner is clearly distressed at the bottom-in-England GCSE results. He also reveals for the first time that "Ministers have been worried about education on the Island for a long time".
Shockingly the Isle of Wight Education Authority came 150th out of 150 English local authorities for expected progress in English and Maths between KS1 and KS2 Government figures reveal. One Parent Governor Representative will ask the council leader tomorrow what is being put in place to support those Island children 'failed by the school reorganisation', to enable them to reach their true potential.
Released this morning, it judges every area as "Inadequate", placing it in the bottom 6% of schools in the UK. The Chief Inspector states "this school requires special measures".
Report from the recent call-in of the Delegated decision to appoint legal, financial and technical advisors at a cost of £500,000 for the waste strategy
The council is refusing to answer any of VB's questions about the Blackgang Viewpoint Car Park sale. If you think this is as wrong as we do, here's something you can do about it
The Island gets approval from the Arts Council for a music education hub, but jobs of those working in the Music Service are still at risk. Following a public consultation, a report will be presented to the Cabinet in July on the future of the service.