Mike Wood's monthly report on Ventnor's weather is now available by clicking this link.

The latest edition of the Island's Storeroom News has been circulated today and is available by clicking this link.

The latest edition of the Isle of Wight Council's Forward Plan covers the period December to March and is available here.

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The Homelessness Charity, Shelter, has marked its 50th birthday by publishing a map of the 250,000 people national statistics reveal to be homeless by llocal authority area.

The New Year will bring a fitness class in Ventnor which is being subsidised by the Isle be Active project to make it cheaper for participants.

The next day for local Blood Donors has been announced as Monday 19 December from 1.15om to 5.15pm at the Cricket Club, Steephill Close.

The Kings Fund is the leading independent charity monitoring the development of health and care services. Last week it published a major research report Sustainability and transformation plans in the NHS: how they are being developed in practice.

The Institude of Fiscal Studies has put its videos of presentations on predicted levels of wages, benefits and tax for the next five years on line.

The latest edition of Community Action IW's fortnightly e-newletter is out today and available by clicking this link.

The specialist health services independent consultancy Incisive Health's Audiit of the Sustainabillity and Transformation Plans (STPs) process is an excellent assessment of the process that has been running behind the scenes since December with limited publicity and no public consultation.