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The Town council has asked for ‘un-neighbourly development’ be considered by Isle of Wight council planning committee, and not dealt with under delegated powers.
East Cowes
East Cowes is the arrival point for many people visiting the Isle of Wight, as Red Funnel have their car ferry port here.
The area is rich with boat building history and well as the more obvious Queen Victoria connection with Osborne House.
Below are articles that OnTheWight has published connected to East Cowes.
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Ahead of tonight's East Cowes Town council meeting, the Isle of Wight council have responded to questions posed by OnTheWight about plans to install barriers around the Umbrella Tree.
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Ian Ward wants ‘a good floating bridge service during Cowes Week’ – What about the rest of the year?
Cllr Ian Ward has just stated he wants to provide Cowes Week visitors "a good floating bridge service during the period of Cowes Week" - Somehow not realising this is somewhat of a snub to Islanders who live here all year round who dream of the same.
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Residents concerned about the future of the Umbrella Tree are urged to attend a meeting on Thursday to object to what has been described as IWC's plans to construct barriers around the tree.
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The council choose to describe this new work to the Floating Bridge as 'improvements'. Shouldn't all of these things have been delivered when the then-new Floating bridge was received a year and two months ago?
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The World's largest Union Flag, at Venture Quays on the Isle of Wight, has been repainted to become a St George Cross to show support to England in their World Cup ambitions.
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The Isle of Wight council say that a passenger launch will be in operation on each day during the essential maintenance.
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Last year's event saw 600 runners take part and raising over £20,000 to support Islanders and their families. This year's event has moved to a cooler time of the year to avoid the sweltering heat.
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SMS say they've had great wins with Condor Ferries, Red Funnel and Brittany Ferries whilst their sister company, the Wight Shipyard Co, goes from strength-to-strength in the new build sector.
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Cowes Harbour Master says the new appointments bring extensive knowledge and expertise and will add value and complement the existing balance of skills and experience within the current Board.
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A contingent from the Floating Bridge Stakeholders Group gave a deputation to the funders of the Cowes Floating Bridge - the Solent LEP - today. They report back here.
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Tune in this weekend to see the episode of Antiques Roadshow that was filmed on the Isle of Wight last September.
