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Julie Jones-Evans

Julie Jones-Evans was first elected as Conservative county councillor for Newport Central in the 2013 local elections.

In January 2015 she opted to removed herself from the Conservative Party. She became a member of the “Individual Members’ Group”. She became Executive member for Regeneration in January 2017 under the leadership of Conservative, Dave Stewart.

She was elected as an Independent councillor in the May 2021 elections and became part of the Alliance Group. She holds the role of Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Business Development and Tourism.

Below are some articles which feature Julie Jones-Evans.

11, May 2017·5 min read

Candidate claims ‘bullied and victimised’ by Green leaders. They deny

The independent candidate says she was left feeling 'bullied and victimised' after an exchange with Isle of Wight Green Party candidate and the chairman. They deny making any demands on candidates to stand down.

20, April 2017·1 min read

Third Isle of Wight prospective parliamentary candidate throws hat into the ring

An Isle of Wight councillor has thrown their hat into the wing for the 2017 general election saying they didn’t hesitate as soon as the election was announced.

22, March 2017·1 min read

Youth shelters and a novel way to charge smart phones

Two youth shelters have been installed at Church Litten with two pieces of exercise equipment that can recharge smart phones by pedal power.

23, February 2017·28 min read

Budget debate: Read the group leader budget speeches in full

Leaders of all the groups who worked on and submitted budgets have shared their full speeches with OnTheWight.

14, February 2017·2 min read

Regeneration team putting Isle of Wight ambitions on the map

The new regeneration programme, conceived and created by the Island Independents, gets underway with the regeneration team attending their first event to put the ambitions of the Isle of Wight on the map.

8, February 2017·1 min read

£250,000 secured over two years for key regeneration projects

The Isle of Wight council will receive £65,000 in 2017/18 with a further £185,000 in 2018/19 to be used to scope the development of a range of key projects to generate income for public services and new homes and jobs for the Island.

20, January 2017·1 min read

Isle of Wight Council’s new Executive revealed in full

It looks like the rumours we published were right. Here's the full list of the now-expanded Executive of the Isle of Wight council, following Conservative Dave Stewart being voted in as Leader this week.

18, October 2016·1 min read

Campaign to introduce 20mph areas across the Isle of Wight

A councillor in Newport is calling on the Isle of Wight council to introduce a 20mph speed limit in residential streets, town and village centres across the Island.

22, January 2016·3 min read

Letter: How can your councillor represent you if they leave meetings early?

During Wednesday's full council meeting, several councillors upped and left before the end of the meeting, missing an important vote on how the council handles applications for fracking on the Isle of Wight. One reader was disgusted enough at their actions that she's shared the letter she sent them the next day.

14, August 2015·1 min read

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