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Isle of Wight Council has cancelled the ‘Moon Walk’ event on Saturday 3 May which forms part of the 2008...
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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The Director of Public Health for the Isle of Wight joins other health chiefs on the Island who have spoken out about problems with capacity at the drive-in testing site
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The latest update will be presented to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee next week, but in the meantime, papers for the meeting provide a background to the commissioning of the Naval Architects and Shipbuilders. Details and reports within
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Isle of Wight Council embraces 'No Mow May', bolstering local biodiversity and aiding struggling bees - read what you can do to help
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Isle of Wight council leader said the need to remove the floating bridge from service at the same time as St Mary's roundabout works led to a 'perfect storm of destruction'
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The Isle of Wight Council is looking for suggestions of suitable land to add to the Island's list of brownfield sites
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Had Simon Cooke not reported the death of his mother to the Coroner, they would not have known about it or the safeguarding issues that have arisen because of it. He hopes the council will heed the recommendations of the Coroner to avoid the same thing being repeated elsewhere.
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Cllr Brodie said, in all his time on the committee, no councillor had ever broken the convention
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Chris Welsford says that the prime concern of councillors should be for vulnerable children who may not be protected as a result of the council's failings, as well as sparing a thought for the hard working social workers.
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The MP said, “This is an exceptionally large development for a small rural town and one that is clearly not wanted by residents or justified by housing need"
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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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Cllr Stephens says, "Call out the ‘banter’ or challenge your mate if he's making sexually explicit comments or offer support if you see someone being hassled in a bar or club"
