News

School's improvement plan needs improving

School's improvement plan needs improving

By Emily Pearce

STEPS have been made to lift Sandown Bay Academy out of special measures but the school's overall improvement plan is not fit for purpose, according to an Ofsted report published yesterday (Tuesday).

Fears for the future of Island nature

By Ross Findon

FEARS about the decline of some Isle of Wight species have been raised.

Break-in prompts fresh concern for listed building

By David Newble

FEARS have again been raised by the Friends of Frank James that the former hospital has become a target for vandals, following reports of another break-in.

Chief Inspector to leave the Island

By a County Press reporter

ONE of the Isle of Wight's most senior police officers is to take up a new role as Detective Chief Inspector at the Professional Standards Department (PSD) based at Winchester.

Free school gets government go-ahead

By David Newble

GOVERNMENT approval has been given for a new free school to open in the south Wight in September next year.

Isle of Wight Festival Creative Arts

Isle of Wight Festival Creative Arts

Sport

Ellis reaches the elite

Ellis reaches the elite

SPEEDWAY WIGHTLINK Islanders’ talented teenage rider Adam Ellis has been picked to ride at the top level of the sport in the UK.

Winning clubs receive trophies

FOOTBALL WINNERS and runners-up from the Harwoods Vauxhall IW League received their prizes last week.

Hayter wins Wembley battle of the Islanders

JAMES Hayter won the battle of the Islanders at Wembley today (Sunday) as Yeovil Town defeated Brentford - featuring IW goalkeeper Simon Moore - 2-1 in the League One play-off final.

Choppy seas challenge crews

PICTURE GALLERY
ROWING THERE were challenging conditions for the hundreds of crews who took part in both Ryde and Shanklin-Sandown Rowing Club regattas last weekend — with some bright moments for the Island’s three clubs.

Features

Secret army that was ready to fight invaders

WIGHT LIVING THEY were sworn to absolute secrecy about their existence when ‘stood down’ at the end of 1944.

Good crops from a 40-year-old bag

GARDENING TO PLANT out or not to plant out, that is the question at this time of year — and this May, in particular, it is a knotty one.

Magical home will cast its spell

THE magical mix conjured up at Merlins, Calbourne, includes a period house with views to the downs, countryside and sea, beautiful gardens, a paddock and a conversion project, too.

Bring on the repertory with our new company

By Keith Newbery

THIS ISLAND LIFE SURELY there cannot be a more oxymoronic phrase than ‘an organised group of independents?’

Surely not double lines – double standards?

By Charlotte Hofton

THE VIEW FROM HERE WHENEVER a popular event, such as a carnival or regatta, hits town, it is invariably a jackpot occasion for our Island traffic wardens.

Weather

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Temperature - Min: 5°C Max: 11°C
Wind - 20mph NW
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