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Island Roads have installed more of the innovative 'bee tubes' in their latest restoration work in Sandown to help support the local ecology, whilst carrying out necessary repairs.
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Diversions will be signposted locally say Island Roads.
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A town clerk has branded comments about the refusal of her staff to circulate minutes of a public meeting to councillors as a "poisonous attack" and the "actions of scum".
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The Ofsted inspector praised the leadership team at the school, saying that it ‘led the school with determination that all pupils will receive the best standard of education possible’.
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Cllr Debbie Andre says, "the fact that Mr Drinkall can accuse parents, pupils and staff of “nimbyism” in their campaigning for a high quality local school for local children, beggars belief".
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The Isle of Wight Labour Party are outraged at AET's chief executive, Julian Drinkall, for accusing Islanders of “nimbyism” for not agreeing to AETs demands to close down Sandown Bay Academy.
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Many schools and businesses will be taking part in the Island-wide fundraising event for the Isle of Wight independent lifeboat stations in Ryde, Sandown and Freshwater.
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The Isle of Wight Bus Shelter says the company has demonstrated a real understanding and commitment to helping those in our community by approaching them to offer a temporary home for the Bus.
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Staff at Sandown Town Council have refused to distribute the formal notes taken at last Friday’s publicly-called Town Meeting OnTheWight has been informed. “Head in the sand” is the accusation. You can read them here in full.
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The room was jam-packed with residents wanting to share their views about the recent behaviour of Cllr Chris Dupre and the actions of the town council that have led to a 74% increase in the town council precept element of the council tax.
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Town Councillors were invited to add their names to a letter calling for the resignation of Cllr Dupre. OnTheWight has details of who has signed it.
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After the debacle of the Sandown town council meeting on Monday, a Sandown businessman has made a generous donation to the town's Hullbaloo event taking place this May.
