Newport is the capital of the Isle of Wight. It’s the town with the most nation-wide chains of shops as well as being the centre for business. The County council are head-quartered there.
New long-term arrangements for the future operation of the Riverside Centre in Newport will be considered by the Isle of Wight Council’s Executive next week.
It already has a Sainsbury's, Lidl, Asda, Morrison's, Coop and M&S, but if the applicant gets permission, there could be another food retail shop in Newport
The 2008 Newport traffic model predicted growth of 26% between 2007-2020, but People Powered CIC say traffic actually decreased by 1% between 2007-2018. They argue this (and more) justifies a pause and re-evaluation of the scheme planned for St Mary's Roundabout.