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Two female councillors were at the end of insulting comments at Wednesday night's Isle of Wight council meeting. One being called 'a coward' and the other being told to 'shut up'
Lora Peacey-Wilcox
Lora Peacey-Wilcox has been an Isle of Wight councillor for many years. She was re-elected in May 2017 to Cowes Medina ward as an Independent.
She was vice-chairman of the Isle of Wight council between 2015-2017 and then elected as chairman for 2017-18.
In May 2021 she was re-elected and became Leader of the ruling Alliance Group — a position she held until September 2023.
Below are articles where Cllr Peacey-Wilcox is mentioned.
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Island Independents urge Bob Seely to lobby Government to ensure necessary funding is given to the council enabling them to help those who need it most, especially Island children
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Since the pictures emerged, the group has been criticised for apparently not sticking to Covid-19 guidelines — such as the Rule of Six, wearing face masks and socially distancing
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After a complaint was lodged against a councillor calling another 'a coward' for abstaining on a vote about increasing allowances, he was ordered to send a letter. See the response to that within
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The motion called for powers currently held by police to be transferred to Isle of Wight council so pavement parking can be dealt with locally, by parking enforcement officers, and action actually taken
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Cllr Dave Stewart was asked to ‘hang your head in shame’ after saying he was ‘pleased’ about 4,500 food vouchers being given to vulnerable children. “It shows a total lack of respect to them, “ says Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox
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The new panel that recommends councillors' allowances - which includes two former council officers- was voted through last night, after being suggested by an Appointments Panel chaired by the council leader
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The Cowes Medina councillor says that for four years she and others have provided bulletproof engineering evidence that Floating Bridge 6 was not fit for purpose. Read hers and the town councillor for Osborne's damning review of new scrutiny papers
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The latest update will be presented to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee next week, but in the meantime, papers for the meeting provide a background to the commissioning of the Naval Architects and Shipbuilders. Details and reports within
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Having been a councillor for 18 years, Lora Peacey Wilcox is well known to many. For those who do not know her here’s a profile News OnTheWight has drawn together to give you some background
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The new Leader of the Isle of Wight council, Lora Peacey Wilcox, says that from tonight the Isle of Wight council has a new political culture; one of political inclusion rather than political competition
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Cllr Phil Jordan is getting straight down to business in his new Cabinet role, focusing first on the Highways PFI and Floating Bridge fiasco
