councillor for Lake South in the 2017 local council elections.
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The Police and Crime Commissioner has been invited to visit the Bay area to meet with local people and discuss the crime and anti-social behaviour problems blighting the town.
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An announcement on the initial phase of the consultation was due to be made on Friday, but this has now been moved to May.
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The Isle of Wight council have announced primary school allocations today.
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Young families in Whippingham and East Cowes were celebrating the official opening of the Seashells pre-school and East Cowes Family Centre today.
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The Premier League, FA and Government’s Football Foundation have contributed £448,815 grant, whilst IWC have invested £412,000.
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Parents protesting last night accused Isle of Wight council officers of ‘fudging the figures’, and said the school was ninth out of 44 schools for improvement on the Island, and was ranked second out of all schools on the Island for Key Stage 2 performance.
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Young people on the Isle of Wight leaving care will not have to pay council tax until they're 25, as the Isle of Wight council become one of the first to introduce the new measures.
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One of the parish councillors for Freshwater says the "rejection looks orchestrated" and is "deeply concerning to those of us who live in the West Wight".
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The mood of the meeting was anger and disbelief, with huge cheers and rounds of applause for those who stood up to speak and question the decision by Isle of Wight council officers to focus on the future of one school only.
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Passionate parents create video of a West Wight school to show Councillors how much would be lost if the school was closed. 'Why take the heart of a community out?' they ask.
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Cllr Medland has called into question the process of how the Isle of Wight council proposed to close All Saints' Primary School in Freshwater. He said the "policy is riddled with contradictions", with "no central strategic sense or awareness of the role of public services".
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The scheme – due to launch later this month - will feature a multi-agency service supported by specialist national charity, the ACE Centre.
