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Richard Priest

Richard Priest was elected in the 2013 Isle of Wight council elections and joined the group of Island Independent councillors.

He was Independent executive member for Children’s services. However, he was sacked from the post by Ian Stephens in September 2014 and then left the Island Independents.

He became Executive member Adult social care and public health in January 2017 under the leadership of Conservative, Dave Stewart.

2, May 2014·1 min read

Councillor calls for Festivals to help boost financial support for Music Service

Councillor makes the suggestion that some big projects with the major Festivals on the Island could help boost funding for the Music Service.

8, August 2014·3 min read

Ofsted delivers their verdict on Isle of Wight council

Ofsted reveal their views on the Isle of Wight council education department, to see if they've improved from their 'inadequate' report of 2013.

Ian Ward and Richard Priest opening new children's services facilities

10, April 2014·1 min read

New facilities for social work teams on the Island

A new base for two social service teams will mean an improved environment for those needing help as well as for those providing it.

11, September 2014·4 min read

The Priest / Gilbey email and where it’s incorrect

Here are the full contents of the Priest/Gilbey email circulated this morning - and a breakdown of how its allegations don't stand up, exposing a basic misunderstanding of what has happened.

21, August 2014·1 min read

Isle of Wight GCSE results slip back to pre-2011 percentages

The percentage of Isle of Wight pupils achieving five A* to C GCSE passes, including English and mathematics has dropped to its lowest since 2011.

Bus Partnership Volunteers standing by bus

3, August 2021·1 min read

Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service presented to Isle of Wight Bus Partnership

The Isle of Wight Bus Partnership was formed in 2011, and volunteers stepped in, replacing professionals, to drive buses on routes 22, 24 and 32

24, February 2016·2 min read

Over 16,000 adults on the Isle of Wight are unpaid carers for family members

Healthwatch and Carers IW working together to improve local support for unpaid carers. There are reported to be one in nine of them on the Isle of Wight.

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.

29, April 2014·5 min read

Cowes Enterprise College meeting report: Audience unenlightened by the meandering debate

As many had feared, last night's meeting at Cowes Enterprise College, about the school, was judged to have left much of the audience unenlightened by the meandering debate.

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.

2, June 2014·3 min read

Riverside Centre: A different future is up for discussion (updated)

New long-term arrangements for the future operation of the Riverside Centre in Newport will be considered by the Isle of Wight Council’s Executive next week.

17, September 2014·7 min read

David Pugh gets involved in Priest/Gilbey/ overthrow rumour affair with questions

David Pugh (who lost his seat to Cllr Richard Priest at the 2013 local elections) has posed a number of questions to the Leader for tonight's council meeting. Here's the full text and his email to council members.

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