Plans to expand the work of Town Centre Managers beyond the eight town centres and into villages and rural areas on the Isle of Wight is to be put into action on Monday 1st December. The ten existing Town Centre Managers and four Community Support Officers will be known as Environment and Neighbourhoods Officers…

Children’s Story Time at Newport’s Lord Louis Library is moving to a new time. The free half hour reading session for the under fives will now take place on Thursday mornings between 10.30am and 11.00am rather than its previous Saturday slot…

A scheme to attract children to the sport of ice hockey is proving successful in Ryde. Pupils from Oakfield School in Ryde have been getting their skates on and learning about ice hockey thanks to a scheme pioneered by the Wightlink Raiders…

Following extensive public consultation over the summer the Isle of Wight Council has published its latest proposals for school reforms. A detailed report is to be presented at the council’s Cabinet meeting on 24th November when members will decide the next stage forward…

The Isle of Wight Council has issued its annual warning to walkers about the dangers of tree falls and landslips caused by seasonal wet and windy weather…

The winner of a design competition for the Isle of Wight’s 2011 Island Games logo is travelling to London today to meet Lord Coe, Chairman of LOCOG, the London 2012 organising committee. The trip also provides an opportunity for the 2011 Island Games team to develop further links with the 2012 management team and highlight the progress made to date…

The Celebratory Walking Festival Weekend that took place last month, was such a success, the Isle of Wight Council is looking at the possibility of it becoming a permanent fixture in the Island’s events calendar…

A coffee morning to raise money for the chosen charities of the Isle of Wight Council’s Chairman is being held at Dinosaur Isle on Saturday 22nd November 2008 between 10am and 1pm…