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Graham Perks

Long-time publican Graham Perks was in 2013 voted to represent the residents of Ventnor East at the Isle of Wight council, under the banner of UKIP.

Not long before the 2017 council elections, Cllr Perks announced he was swapping allegiances to the Conservative Party.

Shortly after winning his May ’17 seat he was declared as Lord Graham Perks on the Isle of Wight council’s Website.

Below you’ll find the article that we’ve published about him.

24, March 2010·5 min read

Report Show Health & Safety At Winter Gardens Neglected by Former Ventnor Town Councils

A recent Health and Safety audit of the Winter Gardens results in many worrying revelations.

22, October 2009·1 min read

Ventnor Town Council Safeguard Jobs At Winter Gardens

A meeting held in-camera decides to support workers who had an uncertain future.

19, January 2011·8 min read

Ventnor Winter Gardens: Public Have Their Say

A long meeting with many valid questions being raised by the public

31, January 2010·1 min read

Ventnor Audit Report Reveals Some of Ventnor Town Council’s Secrets

There's more under the surface.

13, October 2009·18 min read

Ventnor Town Council Meeting 5 October 2009 Report

The Ventnor Town Council Meeting last Monday night.

22, July 2008·1 min read

St Catherine’s Charity Shop: Thank You Everyone

Many thanks to Kim Fry for this message from St Catherine’s School. Ed Everyone at St Catherine’s would like to...

3, June 2009·2 min read

Local Elections 09: Asking Why Some Ventnor Nominees Went For Two Wards: The Responses

Here's a breakdown of the communications we had we the four Ventnor hopefuls who accepted nominations to more than one seat.

7, February 2017·1 min read

New Isle of Wight council Scrutiny Committee meets (live coverage)

Chaired by former executive member, Cllr Paul Fuller, and including the former Leader Cllr Bacon, the new Scrutiny Committee gathers tonight to scrutinise the proposed budget for 2017/18.

17, October 2007·8 min read

Ventnor Town Council Meeting: 8th October

Apologies for absence received by: Steve Milford, Maureen Cawley. Public Questions: MCH raised the disability question of behalf of some...

9, May 2017·1 min read

Lord Graham Perks? That’s what Isle of Wight Council’s Website says (Updated)

Somehow the Isle of Wight council Website is displaying the Ventnor East Conservative councillor's name as Lord Graham Perks.

19, October 2020·3 min read

Ventnor councillors exasperated by lack of support from Isle of Wight Council: ‘We’re banging our heads against a brick wall,’ says Mayor

Ventnor Town Councillors say they believe the town is very low in the Isle of Wight council's priorities, with one councillor saying, "the town is being treated as the poor relation by the local authority"

Photos of four people from the Vectis Party from their launch video

6, January 2021·1 min read

Vectis Party officially launch with YouTube video in light of Lockdown

Not able to have a traditional press launch due to Lockdown, the Vectis Party have released this video instead

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