As well as the 40 new saplings planted, Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council have also sown a wildflower seed mix specifically for woodland edge areas between the existing woodland and recreational area
Cllr Geoff Brodie said the suggestion by Cllr Dave Stewart that he would deliberately upset a fellow councillor who was talking about her late husband "is a gross insult"
Cllr Matthew Price has spoken passionately against proposed housing plans for Seaclose Park, but his Conservative colleagues voted to defeat his call for a review of the proposals
Island Independent councillors say by re-financing the Highways PFI contract, it would help release enough funding to reverse some of the proposed cuts by the Conservative administration. OnTheWight has details of what they intend to save.
The Isle of Wight council says that not only have all contractual conditions been met by BT, but that the project has been delivered £1.7m under budget.
Forced by Government cuts to funding, the Isle of Wight council is now having to look towards the Isle of Wight mobile library service to save £23,500 annually.
The initial scope of the works was to refurbish the Cliff lift motor room and original, 1957, machinery. The programme now incorporates a complete overhaul of the lift cars, pulleys, winches and motor machinery, costing around £800,000.
Good news for blade manufacturing on the Isle of Wight as MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is named as preferred bidder for the proposed Navitus Bay wind farm.