Isle of Wight council to receive £1.6 million to deal with potholes in latest Government announcement
11, January 2011·1 min readJanuary’s Cabinet Meeting CancelledCabinet member reports that were missed off the very-long December meeting won't get a public airing in January. Will they make it to the Feb meeting?
28, January 2011·1 min readPossible Victory For Westminster House CampaignersWestminster House saved for the time being
7, February 2011·2 min readCouncil Discuss Job Share With Portsmouth & SouthamptonWill the council share chief officers with other authorities and take the strain off the budget constraints?
8, February 2011·1 min readMass Anti-Cuts Rally Planned For 5pm TodayAnother rally planned for 5pm today against cuts to public services
8, February 2011·1 min readIndependent Councillors Propose Alternative BudgetAlternative budget will see libraries etc stay open
8, February 2011·1 min readIsle of Wight Council To Revise Budget ProposalsIWC revise their budget proposals
8, February 2011·1 min readGeorge Brown Announces Changes to Library ProposalsChanges to the library proposals announced by IWC
11, February 2011·1 min readSelf-Service Library Machines Could Cost £11,000 Per Library (Unconfirmed)The total cost of implementing a self-service library service could be considerable
21, February 2011·1 min read40 Public Toilets Could Be Retained Under New Proposals40 will be retained rather than 35 as previously proposed
2, March 2011·4 min readCllr George Brown’s Library Presentation at CabinetGeorge Brown's speech about the future of Island library services
2, March 2011·1 min read£236,000 – The Cost Of Keeping All Island Libraries Open As They AreTo keep all of the Island's libraries open would only cost £236,000 - tha's only 0.2% of the council's total budget, says Cllr Bob Blezzard
25, March 2011·5 min readHighways PFI: Is Edward Giles Confused About PFI Value?Is there confusion from the Cabinet member responsible over where the £1bn of value will be? We think so. He claims it'll be to the Island economy, PFI project manager says that's the amount being invested in the scheme.