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Jonathan Bacon

Jonathan Bacon was elected in 2013 as Isle of Wight Councillor for Brading, St Helens and Bembridge. He was also Executive Member for Children’s Services and Corporate Governance and later became leader of the IWC.

He stood for reelection in 2017 but failed to gain enough votes. He was then elected as an Our Island councillor for Brading & St Helens and joined the Alliance Group to take power of County Hall. He is the Cabinet Member for Environment, Heritage and Waste Management.

Below are articles that he’s featured in.

10, March 2022·2 min read

Town Councillor calls on colleagues to support blanket ban on use of Glyphosate

The petition calling for a ban on glyphosate weed killer on the Isle of Wight has reached almost 4,000 signatures. The councillor who started it is now calling for even more action

10, March 2022·2 min read

Fly-tipper who left address details among rubbish dumped in countryside issued with £200 fine

The items dumped in the countryside included furniture, a shopping trolley, an empty metal gas cannister and other household items ... as well as address evidence

Ventnor wall lizard popping out of undergrowth

24, February 2022·3 min read

Use of glyphosate a PFI ‘contractual issue’ says Cabinet member seeking an alternative at the highest level

Cllr Jordan said the subject was being discussed at the most senior level with Island Roads in order to find a sympathetic and sustainable alternative to the use of glyphosate weedkiller

16, February 2022·3 min read

Sign up and have your garden waste removed every fortnight from the kerbside

Cllr Bacon says, "It is a great timesaver, with less trips to the tip and saves on our individual carbon footprints, giving you more time to focus on the garden"

Site visit at Shanklin. Martin Hurst, David Gaskell, Emily Gordon, Jenny Jakeways and Cllr Jonathan Bacon

16, February 2022·2 min read

Schemes to reduce risk of flooding and coastal erosion including in draft budget plans

The schemes aim to reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion to more than 3,700 Island homes and businesses, vital infrastructure and more than 300 hectares of protected habitat

9, February 2022·3 min read

Gove’s £1m for Isle of Wight slammed as ‘highly unsatisfactory’ and ‘profoundly disappointing’ (updated)

Cllr Jarman told the meeting such a small amount was ‘illogical’, because the authority had provided “copious amounts of rational evidence to secure the future of the Island, but [was] being repeatedly ignored”

28, January 2022·3 min read

Isle of Wight has one of the lowest rates for fly-tipping in whole of South East

Cllr Bacon says, "The council is often criticised for the limited number of prosecutions that take place, however this does not mean the system is failing"

Green Gym volunteers planting trees at Lake Cemetery

26, January 2022·2 min read

More native trees planted in public spaces with a little help from the Green Gym volunteers

Looking after (with the help of the hardworking volunteers) the many trees and woodlands that the council already owns, is a key part of its commitment to the UNESCO Biosphere

24, January 2022·2 min read

Appointment of Labour councillor to Chair of Scrutiny Committee ‘a secret plot’ by Alliance, claims Conservative leader

Conservative leader, Cllr Joe Robertson, thought that he was going to be elected as new Chairman of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee and claims there was a secret plot by the Alliance Group to appoint Labour councillor, Richard Quigley instead

19, January 2022·2 min read

Have your garden waste collected from the kerbside to save you a trip to the tip

The cost works out at less than £4 per fortnight for garden waste to be collected from the kerbside and it's all composted locally on the Island

Green grass, with cows resting under shade of a tree under the blue sky and sunshine

14, January 2022·2 min read

Steering Group will oversee work to support, sustain and enhance the Isle of Wight Biosphere Reserve

Cllr Bacon says, "We’ll not only be protecting our Island for future generations, but enhancing our biosphere and doing our bit for the rest of the world"

13, January 2022·2 min read

Southern Water must ‘rebuild trust with the residents of the Isle of Wight’ says Cabinet member

Cllr Bacon says if the project is to succeed, Southern Water must rebuild trust with the residents of the Isle of Wight

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