Isle of Wight council to receive £1.6 million to deal with potholes in latest Government announcement
Isle of Wight council to receive £1.6 million to deal with potholes in latest Government announcement
24, August 2023·2 min readCouncillors Ellis and Jarman say people referencing past matters are ‘merely distractions’Leaders of the two groups of councillors address the upcoming no confidence vote, advocating unity and forward-focused council collaboration
22, August 2023·4 min readPolitical turmoil or stability? Isle of Wight councillors react to no confidence motion (update 2)Isle of Wight councillors react diversely to a no-confidence motion in current independent leadership
22, August 2023·3 min readAlliance say school closure plans at the heart of Conservative leadership bidA spokesperson for the leading Alliance group of councillors claimed the Conservatives want to pursue school closures
22, August 2023·1 min readPlans to replace independent Isle of Wight council leader with Conservative leader returnsThis time it is the leader of the Conservative Group of councillors who is putting the motion forward
1, August 2023·2 min readEd Hopper selected as Conservative candidate for Wootton Bridge by-electionSome background on Ed Hopper, who is standing as Conservative candidate in the Wootton Bridge by-election
22, July 2023·3 min readPolitical reactions emerge as Isle of Wight council look to end Children’s Services PartnershipIsle of Wight council's intention to end the Children's Services partnership with Hampshire prompts responses from local political group
14, July 2023·2 min readIsle of Wight councillors respond as Daryll Pitcher resigns, paving way for by-electionThe change in legislation that would have removed Daryll Pitcher as a councillor has been delayed by government, says Councillor Quigley
13, July 2023·1 min readConservative Group on Isle of Wight council elects Suzie Ellis as first female leaderCllr Suzie Ellis, the first female leader of the Isle of Wight Conservatives, promises a fresh direction
8, June 2023·7 min readIsle of Wight Headteachers ‘wholeheartedly supported decision that schools need to close’ and criticise council for pulling plansThe Executive of Headteachers says that no headteacher willingly would choose for their school to close, but they all understand the closure of some schools is necessary for the benefit of all children on the Isle of Wight
7, June 2023·2 min readIsle of Wight council faces backlash for mismanaged school closure proposal (updated)Isle of Wight council apologises for poorly communicated primary school closure plans
18, May 2023·1 min readAnnual Isle of Wight council meeting sees change in committee chairsIsle of Wight Council's annual meeting sees significant committee role reshuffle among councillors
23, January 2023·3 min readIsle of Wight Conservative Group launch ‘affordable housing paper’The Isle of Wight council's Conservative Group of councillors have published their action plan for delivering 'affordable homes for Islanders'