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Eligible applicants include charities, community interest companies, voluntary and community group who are encouraged to apply for foundations grants of between £3,000 and £16,000.
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The IW Labour Party accepts there will be teething problems at the beginning of a contract, but says the "shambolic start to this contract goes beyond what could be expected" and does not bode well for the future.
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On hearing surprising rumours about IWC recycling, OnTheWight posed some questions to the council. Not only did it take nearly two weeks to get answers, but the IWC tried to delay by at least a month.
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The Isle of Wight council and Amey have extended the period of grace for residents settling into the new waste collection system until 27th May, as some bins are still being delivered and communal bins stores reassessed.
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New state-of-the-art recycling collection vehicles have arrived on the Isle of Wight and are now collecting recycling from over 70,000 households across the Island.
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The council will be taking waste from some houses and studying its content, so they can better understand what is thrown away
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Further to Cabinet papers released earlier, it looks like residents in Wellow can breath a sigh of relief as the need for a new landfill site potentially goes on hold.
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Much discussion has been had as to which of these three companies will be collecting the rubbish outside your house from September 2015.
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Further discussion due today to clarify position
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An 'explosive device' has been found at Lynnbottom Tip. Unsurprisingly, it's currently closed, while the device is being tackled.
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OnTheWight asked Isle of Wight council for their response to the bin change petition launched last weekend. Here it is in full.
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Amey has delivered 62,430 black wheeled bins, 10,141 green wheeled bins and 3,845 gull sacks over the last month, but not everyone has still received their bins.
