The LibDems say that 3,000 Isle of Wight school kids will be hit by the Conservative manifesto pledge to cut currently-free school lunches, stating each child's family would need to find £480/year to pay for their lunches.
Isle of Wight council chairman Charles Chapman and UKIP Ventnor publican Graham Perks have declared they'll run as Conservative candidates in the May elections.
The Isle of Wight Labour Party has selected Ventnor Town Councillor and well-known Island resident, Stewart Blackmore to be its candidate for the 2015 General Election.