Green MP candidate for Isle of Wight East, Vix Lowthion, launched her election campaign in Ryde over the weekend (Saturday).

Speaking to a group of supporters at Ryde’s Western Gardens in the Saturday morning sunshine, Lowthion said she wanted to tackle the ferries, encourage the building of cheaper more affordable homes and end no-fault evictions and tackling the discharge of sewage in local waters.

The latest visitor to the Island to endorse a local candidate was Green Party baroness, Jenny Jones, who visited Ryde on Sunday.

After a private meeting in Ryde Castle, with leaders of the Wightlink User Group, Jenny chatted to the Isle of Wight Observer about a range of issues, including our ferry services. She also insisted the Green Party is still relevant, and their representatives encourage other parties to be brave

General Election candidates standing in Isle of Wight East have been sinking their teeth into the Island's dental crisis, ahead of next month's vote.

Islanders young and old are struggling to get an appointment and Healthwatch Isle of Wight has laid bare the level of distress it is causing. The County Press asked the six candidates standing in the East constituency what they would do to tackle the problem.

The General Election campaign kicked off this weekend, with an appearance by the Green Party’s Vix Lowthion on the BBC Politics South show.

Vix is the Green Party’s national spokesperson for Education and the prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Isle of Wight East.

Vix Lowthion, Green Party candidate for Isle of Wight East, is among the hundreds who have waited hours to travel back home to the Island today.

Red Funnel cancelled its Red Jet hi-speed passenger service this afternoon after both its vessels – Red Jet 6 and 7 – suffered technical issues.

The Isle of Wight Green Party is demanding a comprehensive investigation of recent flooding and a review of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

9 starting areas for flood management have been highlighted, concentrating on areas adjacent to rivers with significant housing development in recent years: Gunville, Sylvan Drive, Monktonmead.

More than 60 local people stood together in front of the locked gates of Harbour Farm, Bembridge on Sunday, protesting at what they call the Environment Agency’s the lack of action, since it bought the site ten years ago.

The protesters all held daffodils as a reminder of what they were missing in the locked gardens behind them.

Two years ago, Islanders voted to get rid of the Conservative-led council, which for four years had cut services, eroded democracy, wasted public money and left a legacy of neglect.

In 2021, over 60 per cent of Islanders who voted, voted for change and supported non-Conservative parties or individuals – thus showing that residents of the Isle of Wight do not want a Conservative-led council.

Candidates standing for the Isle of Wight East constituency have been discussing what they would do to improve ferry services, if they were to be elected.

For many Islanders, concerns over reliability and the cost of cross-Solent operators are one of the biggest issues.

In 120 words, The County Press asked all five East candidates what they would do to tackle the issues, should they be selected as an MP.

Isle of Wight Green Party spokesperson, Vix Lowthion, spoke in central London last weekend at the ‘Together For Education’ event, alongside Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and parents, councillors and union activists fighting the government’s School budget cuts.

A plan to create a 'people's champion' for Isle of Wight East, at the next general election, has been welcomed by some candidates and slammed by others.

Organisers are calling it a 'progressive alliance' that is trying to defeat the Conservative candidate in the newly-created region but the Conservative candidate for the area says the process is undemocratic.

It is going to be no shock to any reader that most Island residents are desperate for political change. The Tories have either destroyed or flogged off anything good that we collectively owned. The damage they have done to our schools, our hospitals and our water ways is unforgivable.

So how can we, as an Island, get meaningful change?