The popular annual Wight 2B Heard event, where over 200 young people have the opportunity to discuss and debate major issues, will be held at Cowes Yacht Haven…

Do you want £15 for your views on Island health, eating and lifestyle? A social marketing and communications company are holding focus groups this week across the Island for people aged 45-65…

The Isle of Wight Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses and representatives of the Isle of Wight Council have met to discuss issues vital to small businesses on the Island. The FSB wants regular consultation with the Council to ensure that the views of its 970 island members are heard…

Consultation on the future of the last remaining schools within Isle of Wight Council’s wider proposals to reorganise the education system is now underway. Meetings for staff and governors will be held at Chillerton & Rookley, Godshill and Wroxall primaries…

Isle of Wight Councillors have agreed to a small rise in taxi fares on the Island. It is the first rise in maximum taxi fares on the Island since April 2004…

The Isle of Wight council will meet this evening to finalise its budget. In the past week, NHF have held crisis meetings on the island with service providers and a range of key partners to discuss the implications of the council’s plans to cut funding to support services by £2.7m…

People want a bank they can trust and a survey of over 2,000 adults showed that four out of five backed the idea and two thirds would use a bank in post offices. Given the strong results, of their YouGov poll, the Post Bank Coalition is calling on government to use the consultation as an opportunity to establish a publicly owned Post Bank in the Post Office….

Aldi have hopes of opening a 1,700 square metre supermarket at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The store would be the first Aldi for the Island and could provide much needed jobs. The Planning Committee will discuss details of the application on 16th February 2010…