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A new grant funding opportunity dedicated to supporting sustainable transport projects on the Island has been announced by Visit Isle of Wight and the Isle of Wight Council.
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Residents are recycling more of their waste and sending less to landfill, according to latest government statistics.
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Island Waste's parent company, Biffa, had been one of the five shortlisted companies revealed in November last year as in the running for the new PPP waste contract.
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This resident-organised beach clean was a step towards meeting the criteria to get East Cowes re-classified as a ‘designated beach’ for bathing, the benefit of which is regular water quality monitoring.
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The proposal was originally criticised by councillors at the Scrutiny Committee meeting held earlier this month and and labeled "nothing more than a talking shop".
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A number of countryside partners have expressed an interest in taking on countryside management now the council finds itself in dismal financial straits.
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Questions were raised at last week's Scrutiny Committee about the need for an Executive member for Sustainability, with at least one of the papers being heard at tonight's meeting being criticised by councillors.
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Nearly 20,000 trips have been recorded on a newly resurfaced shared-use path between Shanklin and Wroxall in the last three months.
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Those opposed to the proposal to charge foot passengers on the floating bridge say the council's new consultation is flawed and 'completely biased'.
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The scheme was described as a positive and historic step forward for the Isle of Wight council.
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The Executive member for Sustainability says the grant will be focused on helping residents get to school and work without using petrol or diesel cars.
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It is now easier for cyclists to take their bicycles to areas across the Island using public transport instead of their cars.
