Island Roads have been praised by local businesses and the parish council for they work they have carried out during the much-needed infrastructure improvements. Road resurfacing comes next.
Cllr Lumley says the £200k 'saving' which could result in roads falling apart from day one after the PFI contract expires is short-sighted and "badly letting down the Island who were promised so much by Eddie Giles and his pals”.
Former Executive member, Phil Jordan, who has an indepth knowledge of the situation on Undercliff Drive, explains why the Leader's claims of reopening the road are extremely premature.
As part of their alternative budget, the two Labour and one LibDem councillors propose 1.99% increase as opposed to the 4.99% increase being proposed by the Conservative UKIP Alliance.
A 4.99% rise in council tax, cuts to Personal Budgets for those with learning disabilities, youth provision budget slashed in half and reduced opening hours at the recycling centres are just some of the proposals in the Conservative-Alliance budget being debated later this month. Here's the detail.
Eligible applicants include charities, community interest companies, voluntary and community group who are encouraged to apply for foundations grants of between £3,000 and £16,000.
Hot on the heels of the resignations of the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Isle of Wight council and the Executive resignations of Cllrs Jordan and Stephens, another Independent councillor has stepped down from the Executive.
OnTheWight sought to find out how much was being paid to Island Roads for the latest works at Undercliff Drive, and how much was paid for the work carried out when the 2014 landslip occurred.
St George's Way will be turned into a one-way road from 7th November and part of Pan Lane is also closed to allow the safe completion of the roundabout and carriageway widening works until February 2017.