Probably the biggest news last week, as far as the Island was concerned, was that two of the senior officers suspended for their connection with the Undercliff Drive scandal, finally left the employ of IW Council.
Some will be relieved that the council are no longer having to dish out their full salaries every month, whilst others will be outraged at how they have been allowed to walk away with barely a slap on the wrist.
Last week saw the launch of a new initiative called Transition Island. The first meeting was very well attended and we look forward to reporting on the developments of the scheme over the coming months.
A ‘shop local’ wake up call was sent to us by a High Street shopkeeper who, along with many others in town, has seen a rapid decline in the number of customers over the past few months. Their message?
“With no shops to speak of, it will become a developers paradise. Everything will be up for grabs. My shop will end up like many others, a very small shop with flats above and below. If local people want to keep local shops, then it is about time that they all started to use them regularly, otherwise, one day they will wake up to find that they are living in Benidorm, without the weather and the cheap flights.”
Ergo Phizmiz returned to the air waves last week with his second series of the Phuj Phactory – tune in every Thursday night to hear one of the world’s leading practitioners of plunderphonics.
Finally, don’t forget to vote for Bestival in the UK Festival Awards, you have until 28th October to cast your vote in a number of categories.
