A recruitment campaign to find a new Isle of Wight Chief Executive will be initiated immediately to replace the MD who plans to leave the council in the next six months.
The council say around 1,300 planning applicants received pre-application advice last year and that pre-application charges could raise up to £110,000 pa for the council.
A major review of dementia care by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says the unacceptable gap in the quality of care means it is likely that someone living with dementia will experience poor care as they move between care homes and hospitals.
Town councillors are angry the 'flawed' calculations on proposed foot passenger income have been brushed aside by the Isle of Wight Executive and local a business urges the council to “Stop making us cash cows for the whole Island”.
The leader of the council said the new system of governance will ensure that all members play a part in policy-making in the future, not just the ruling executive.
A focus on re-engineering vital services rather than placing cuts on them has the attention of the current council administration as they consider the budget provision for 2014-15.
Plans for an Island Studio School, where pupils study for GCSE alongside paid work placements linked directly to employment opportunities in the local area.
We're using interactive graphics to show that improvements are being made in GCSE results on the Island. The large gap with Mainland results remains to be closed.