Audit concerns and silent suitors – questions over Red Funnel mount
Carole DennettBack in April, the IW Observer raised serious questions about Red Funnel’s financial health and the integrity of its audit…
Read MoreMP raises alarm over the Island’s Coroner
Concern is growing over the Isle of Wight Coroner’s service, after IW East MP, Joe Robertson, raised the issue in…
Read MoreWhat is the personal impact of the problems with the coroner’s service?
These are the personal experiences of the IW Coroner service, of just two of the people that have contacted MP…
Read MoreCrisis? What Crisis? The IW Coroner seems to think the scandal is publishing this photograph!
A brand-new coroner’s courtroom, in Newport, sits unused, while bereaved families face the longest inquest delays in the country. Yet,…
Read MorePrime Minister to sign off cross-Solent appointment
The Island’s two MPs have been told that the independent chairman of the new Cross-Solent Group will be a direct…
Read MoreBears to be released into their new enclosure
Two European brown bears, rescued from captivity in Azerbaijan, are set to move into their permanent enclosure at the Wildheart…
Read MoreFully electric ambulances to be trialled on IW
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has been awarded £1.5m of additional funding as part of a national programme of…
Read MoreFunding secured for safety work at St Mary’s Hospital
St Mary’s Hospital has secured significant funding from the national Estates Safety Fund. The £1.63 million grant, which will come…
Read MoreIs no news good for Isle of Wight tourism?
They say ‘no news is good news’ – but does that hold true for our tourism economy? Many Islanders have…
Read MoreNot much mutual trust at IW Council!
A councillor has challenged the chief executive of the Isle of Wight Council over the handling of a draft land…
Read MoreMore legal wrangles at the IW Council – UPDATED
UPDATE – Monday, June 9. 1.30pm – Response added from IW Council A row over the election of the Isle…
Read MoreIsland is a ‘guinea pig’ for untested ferry tech
Red Funnel’s tie-up with Artemis Technologies to bring a zero-emission hydrofoiling ferry to the Solent is being promoted as a…
Read MoreHousing numbers are set to increase – reluctantly!
The Isle of Wight Council has reluctantly agreed to raise its annual housing target from 453 to 703 homes over…
Read MoreBrain surgery to court threats – our council talks for six hours
The Isle of Wight Council recently unveiled their shiny new ‘Committee System’ rules, and much like a group of kids…
Read MoreHurries’ Vets set to play at Twickenham tomorrow
It’s set to be a monumental day as the Sandown and Shanklin – the Hurricanes – Veterans Rugby Team take…
Read MoreGiant leap forward for East Cowes film studio
The long-awaited dream of a state-of-the-art film and TV studio in East Cowes has taken a giant leap forward, bringing…
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