Almost the entire council voted to reconsider the charges, after a petition of 3,851 signatures was put before last night’s full council meeting by Ryde town councillor, Karen Lucioni, including Cabinet members.
There is still time to sign the petition if you oppose the Isle of Wight council's plans to introduce parking charges on Union Street in Ryde. The petition is being submitted to the IWC for debate later this month.
The petition opposing the introduction of parking charges on Union Street, Ryde has attracted over 1,500 signatures and organisers hope to reach 2,500.
Members of Ryde Town Council met to consider a motion to set up an Honours Working Party, with Isle of Wight pioneer, John Ackroyd, being the first nomination to the Party for the Freedom of Ryde.
The aims of the Island Forum are to engage, inspire and listen to the Island community by providing a forum to allow everyone to discuss, set priorities and work collaboratively on Island issues. Have your say at the next meeting on 8th November in Ryde.
Head to Newport this Wednesday evening to take part in the first State of the Island open forum event - intended as a springboard for positive action. Register your interest so organisers get an idea of how many will attend.
St George's School has received a donation of gift cards from Sainsbury’s Isle of Wight store in Newport, which helped to fund healthy eating ingredients.
Singers with the Voices of the Isle of Wight choir put on a great performance on Friday evening for the opening event of the Ryde Arts Festival. Read on to see impression they left on Jonathan Dodd.