Joe Robertson said himself and the Diocese of Portsmouth “showing a stronger hand” prior to the cabinet’s decision “may be enough” to avert closures.

At an extraordinary meeting of County Hall’s full council, education cabinet member Councillor Jonathan Bacon was probed on a range of issues largely relating to the proposed closures of Arreton St ...

“All we need to do is scare off the cabinet from making a decision on March 6,” an Isle of Wight MP ... he believed three schools earmarked for closure – Oakfield CE Primary School, Brading ...

Isle of Wight ... close five primary schools on the island. Full council voted 12 to 11, with six abstentions, against issuing closure notices at Arreton St George, Brading, Cowes, Oakfield ...

Hundreds of people have gathered to protest against council plans to close five primary schools on the Isle of Wight. Proposals will see schools in Cowes, Arreton, Oakfield, Brading and Wroxall ...

Two prominent Isle ... s CE Primary School, Brading CE Primary School, Cowes Primary School, Oakfield CE Primary School and Wroxall Primary School. Cllr Lilley, representative for Ryde Appley ...

Families gathered in Newport to protest against the school closures Isle of Wight councillors have ... Brading, Cowes, Oakfield and Wroxall primary schools. However, the ballot was non-binding ...