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John Metcalfe

John Metcalfe has been at the Isle of Wight council since 1997. He held the position of Deputy Managing Director prior to being appointed Chief Executive Officer to the Isle of Wight council on 2nd December 2015.

His LinkedIn profile states that he was ‘Head of Leisure Services’ at Chester-le-Street District Council prior to that, spending eleven years there.

Woman with finger over mouth signalling a shh

6, June 2020·3 min read

Simple questions about Isle of Wight Covid testing and Contact Tracing App still not be answered despite assurances at the highest level

After we ran our “Why are questions about Isle of Wight Covid testing and Contact Tracing App not being answered?” piece last month, the Government heavyweights got involved, assuring News OnTheWight the numbers would be released. They haven’t. Here’s the detail of the story so far

laptop and face mask

18, March 2020·7 min read

Isle of Wight council list all changes to their services in light of Coronavirus

The Isle of Wight council lists each service area and how they might be changing due to the Covid-19 outbreak

Stuart Hutchinson

5, February 2020·4 min read

Isle of Wight council reveal budget plans: I’ve never known so many (national) uncertainties, says deputy leader

The proposed budget sees a council tax rise of 3.99 per cent and £4.5m of 'savings' across all areas. Read the papers below

county hall

11, April 2019·2 min read

See how Isle of Wight County Hall salaries fare in the ‘Town Hall Rich List’

Isle of Wight Council say the salaries, particularly the CEO's, were below average when compared with many across the country.

van with giveG as registration plate

4, April 2019·2 min read

Growing concern from some Isle of Wight residents over the possible 5G rollout

Leader of Isle of Wight council says "it's not a priority for us to get to 5G", the CEO says they do not have the power to restrict the rollout, and some residents say "our health and environment come before faster Internet speeds".

Colin Rowland

4, February 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight Council appoints new permanent Director of Neighbourhoods

The new Director of Neighbourhoods says his aim will be to support staff in "further improving the efficiency and effectiveness" of services for the benefit of the Island’s residents and visitors.

CEO John Metcalfe and Clare Mosdell

11, October 2018·3 min read

Isle of Wight council CEO slammed over delays in committing to Mental Health campaign

Cllr Brodie says the Isle of Wight Council should be "hanging its head in shame, not crowing about something they could have signed up to some time ago".

red curtain

20, July 2018·2 min read

New assistant Isle of Wight council CEO confirmed

The name will be familiar for those who have been involved in planning applications over the last few years.

Green traffic light

12, July 2018·1 min read

Green light to pay Jay Jayasundara another £70,000 for PFI savings

As revealed by OnTheWight back in March, Jay Jayasundara has already been back on the Isle of Wight since the beginning of the year examining the Highways PFI contract he was paid handsomely to create.

money and calculator

4, July 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight council to offer Roads PFI architect a third bite at the cherry

Having been paid by the Isle of Wight council to work out if there were any savings to be made on the Highways PFI contract (the one he originally architected), JJ could now be paid more money to make those savings. Nice!

John Metcalfe - Now CEO of Isle of Wight council - 25 Nov 2015

29, June 2018·1 min read

Press and public excluded from meeting about the new assistant chief executive

The controversial restructuring of senior management at the Isle of Wight council begins next week when the Appointments Panel consider a new assistant chief executive and chief strategy officer.

Isle of Wight Council chief executive, John Metcalfe; Isle of Wight Council leader, Dave Stewart; Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely; and Cabinet member for community safety and public protection, Tig

14, June 2018·2 min read

Meet the ‘scambassadors’ and sign up to become a ‘friend against scams’

The Isle of Wight council are encouraging residents to sign up to become a ‘friend against scams’.

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