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Cllr Rodney Downer is hoping that Cabinet members will recognise the importance of investing in the Isle of Wight's exceptional rights of way network, where a small investment could yield a 20-fold return.
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The new 20mph speed limit has been agreed by the Isle of Wight Council following years of campaigning.
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The first Island Forum meeting has been hailed a success by organisers and those who attended. Jonathan shares this report from the meeting.
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When challenged on if he'd drop the Jon Platt school case, Cllr Whitehouse stated a legal agreement had been entered into by Cllr Bacon with the DfE limiting what Cllr Whitehouse can say. This morning Cllr Bacon says, "there is no such ‘legal agreement’," presenting what he claims as evidence.
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The Leader and deputy leader of Isle of Wight council have resigned. Here are their words in full.
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Conservatives rushed to accuse the Independent leadership of trying to cover things up, when he says the Executive reshuffle had been planned for sometime, but brought forward due to Cllr Jordan's circumstances.
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The Island Independents say it's become clear that the Conservative councillors have no wish to support Islanders and are only interested in taking power and making cuts.
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The Island Independent councillors say that the new measures mean they can hopefully avoid more of the damaging cuts in front line services that have been forced upon them in recent years.
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The Island Independents claim IW Conservative councillors plan to derail the Solent Deal so the Isle of Wight can be absorbed into a Conservative-led Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
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With the Isle of Wight council elections less than a year away, OnTheWight asked leaders of all the political groups for their “view on how things have been since the last election and your hopes for the next 11 months”. Here’s what Island Independents' Jonathan Bacon had to say.
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The Leader of the Island Independents, Jonathan Bacon, has responded this morning to accusations made by Conservative councillor, Dave Stewart, that those who signed up to a campaign against austerity are 'hard left'.
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A group of five councillors - independent of any political group - have submitted budget amendments that would actually see more cuts to services being made than those in charge are proposing, claims Cllr Bacon.
