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Despite the council working on the much-promoted new site for over a year, all of the pages in Google just hit a 'Page Not Found'. The shame is, it should have been easy to avoid.
Isle of Wight Council
Learn what’s really happening at the Isle of Wight Council at OnTheWight, reported by this award-winning team behind the Isle of Wight news service.
Coverage includes the council’s delegated decisions, planning applications, changes in policy and press releases.
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It looks as though the imminent announcement on a Solent Devolution deal has been postponed until later in the year. Details of when a mayor for the 'Solent Devolved' area would be elected have been revealed though.
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‘Child protection plans’ are put in place when there's a serious risk to a child’s health. Almost double the number of children (per 1,000) on the Isle of Wight were put under these plans than the rest of the South East (2016-17) - but the rate is dropping here whilst rising across the rest of the country.
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The number of families living in emergency and temporary accommodation across the Island this Christmas the has been confirmed by Isle of Wight council. Some of those will be in B&Bs.
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The council has served notice on the Ryde Boxing Club to leave the Westridge Centre. They've been there 17 years, paying rent without default. The council isn't offering them an alternative premises
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Islanders' final chance to help shape council budget in survey closing on Friday (26th January )
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Scheme includes innovative proposals to provide homes and jobs as part of a sustainable community on the site of the former Branstone Farm Studies Centre, near Arreton. Details within
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Cllr Andre says she's dissatisfied about the changing narrative in relation to the Highways PFI contract and "deeply concerned by Cllr Ward's apparent total reliance on the information he's being given by Island Roads"
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Parents had understood that it would open in September 2013.
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The Isle of Wight is bottom of the table for pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C. When Maths and English are included, the Isle of Wight is second from the bottom.
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A complaint to the Employment Tribunal will be dropped once compensation is paid say firefighter's union.
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The council apologised for the inconvenience
