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Hopes were raised with the mass-council turn out on Sunday at Undercliff Drive, but the extended meeting at the council today hasn't brought good news. OnTheWight has the details.
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You'll have heard about the re-built road on Undercliff Drive and may have seen some photos of it. We've got two videos to give you a more rounded view.
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It's come to light that the whole road-access-to-houses situation could have been resolved straight after the February landslip, if only council officers had allowed the work to be carried out.
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Engineers commissioned by Island Roads concluded this week that the small section of road rebuilt by volunteers was unsafe for residents' cars to use. The council Executive have now commissioned their own independent assessment of the work.
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Fifteen minutes of heavy rain which left Niton High Street under water this morning (Wednesday 29th October) has led to renewed calls for something to be done about storm drains in the village.
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Other reports have been quite alarmist on the re-laying of Undercliff Drive. OnTheWight has spoken to the Wildlife Trust and got a far more balanced response.
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Executive members will be voting next week on whether to give the go-ahead for a low-cost temporary road to be built to the west of Undercliff Drive's landlocked residents.
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In response to a plea from the Ventnor Town Council for the same financial treatment that Eastbourne received after its pier caught fire earlier in the year, Penny Mordaunt passes the buck onto the IWC.
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St Peters has been shortlisted for 'Best Video' prize, but is up against some big names, so the brothers from Niton need the Island's support to push up the public vote.
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Although the work is outside the Highways PFI contract, the council say they will not be putting the contract to build a temporary road for landlocked Undercliff Drive residents out to tender.
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Why are the media being fed information from Island Roads that differs so wildly from what the residents are saying?
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The Island company that produced this full and detailed report came to different conclusions and recommendations to those provided by Ramboll and Island Roads. OnTheWight has the details.
