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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
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.
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The Isle of Wight council lists each service area and how they might be changing due to the Covid-19 outbreak
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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
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John Metcalfe, Isle of Wight council CEO, said it is a dilemma, but that people would come to the Island anyway, with holiday accommodation reporting bookings for July, August and September
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The Isle of Wight council CEO says, "Our staff are passionate about being positive, forward looking and most of all responsive to our Island’s needs"
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The Trail was set up to provide a positive, uplifting welcome to all on Sandown's seafront, but some residents say that on the whole the impression is "morbid, maudlin and at odds with Sandown as a tourism destination where people go to relax, forget their worries"
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The Cowes Floating Bridge has been out of service for nine weeks already. In a letter to the town council, John Metcalfe reveals when it is expected to return
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Read the Isle of Wight council's Annual Report in full to see details of highpoints and progress of the corporate plan
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Only 2.6 per cent of those tested on the Isle of Wight in last seven days for Covid-19 were positive
Of all those tested for Covid-19 in the last seven days, only 2.6 per cent tested positive, it was revealed in today's Local Outbreak Engagement Board meeting
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News of a possible vaccine for Covid-19 was discussed at a council meeting this morning with details of how the vaccination programme would be rolled out across the Isle of Wight
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It was made clear yesterday that we are still dealing with the second wave, but council officials want to remind Islanders that adhering to restrictions now will help when we come out of lockdown
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Cllr Brodie said it was a sad day "when a member cannot make amendments without being bullied by the administration”
