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Lloyds Bank and the Isle of Wight Council’s ongoing partnership to provide Local Lend a Hand mortgages has given 23 year old Mason Parker from Sandown the chance to move into his first home.
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Over 100 residents and businesses shared their views and concerns about the situation at Undercliff Drive and how it's affecting them. All comments will be collated and presented to the council, MP and Island Roads.
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Getting straight answers out of the council continues to be a problem, as they resist to explicitly answer two very simple questions.
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OnTheWight has been told that a splinter group of Independent councillors are looking to collaborate with the Conservatives to bring them back to control the council.
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Residents waited with baited breath at last night's Executive meeting to hear whether Members would approve funding that would allow them to get back into their homes.
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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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Following rumours of an attempt to overthrow the council administration, just two days later the leader announces a restructure of the Executive.
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The news doesn't bode well for the Group of Island Independent councillors who are now done to just 16 members.
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The Conservatives claim all beach cleaning must be paid for by the council as a statutory duty. OnTheWight has confirmation from the council this is not the full picture.
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Had Simon Cooke not reported the death of his mother to the Coroner, they would not have known about it or the safeguarding issues that have arisen because of it. He hopes the council will heed the recommendations of the Coroner to avoid the same thing being repeated elsewhere.
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Whether the call-in will delay work going on behind the scenes to prepare reports due to go to the October Executive for both Undercliff Drive and Totland Seawall is not yet known. We've asked and are awaiting a response.
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The Isle of Wight Council’s Executive is to consider proposals to change how it treats additional expenses related to disability, when it meets next week (Tuesday 7 October).
