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Getting straight answers out of the council continues to be a problem, as they resist to explicitly answer two very simple questions.
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The council tell OnTheWight that it could be November before options to give any access to Undercliff Drive are even discussed. Concerns are that when it starts to rain, will currently exposed porous land/surfaces be left open to drink up the rain and then trigger further landslips - exposing the council to further costs?
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Our thoughts are with the Northwood man's family and friends, especially those who witnessed his death.
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If you have views on the proposed renewable tidal energy site off the Ventnor/St Lawrence coast, Charlotte Billson would love you to complete her quick survey, which will help towards her dissertation study.
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A family member of those trapped on the Undercliff without any vehicle access to their homes has set up a page on the social networking site, hoping it will draw attention to their plight.
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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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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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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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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?
