Ian Stephens ex-Isle of Wight Council Leader

3, October 2014·5 min read

Facts and truth ‘distorted out of all recognition’ claims Cllr Stubbings

Details that first appeared as comments with OnTheWight, were, for the first time, heard in the council chamber last night. Cllr Stubbings laid out in detail his sequence of events, "to put the record straight in the public arena".

21, September 2014·3 min read

Cllr Charles Chapman’s resignation: The actual emails and timings

There's been a lot of speculation as to what has and hasn't happened over Cllr Charles Chapman's resignation from the Island Independents. OnTheWight has brought together all of the actual emails and has discovered Cllr Chapman's view on joining the Conservatives.

19, September 2014·1 min read

Another Island Independent leaves the Group (updated)

The news doesn't bode well for the Group of Island Independent councillors who are now done to just 16 members.

18, September 2014·2 min read

IW Council Leader becomes Chair of an LGA board: Receives challenge by opposition councillor

News of the council leader's new role on a national stage was announced at last night's full council meeting.

17, September 2014·1 min read

Live coverage of potentially ‘fiery’ council meeting

Follow the twists and turns at what is being suggested will be a 'very fiery' meeting.

15, September 2014·2 min read

How many times should you have to ask a question to get a straight answer? We tried 16 times with Cllr Priest

During a ten minute conversation with Cllr Richard Priest last week, we put a simple question forward, but had to end up asking it sixteen times, as we couldn't get a straight answer.