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The Isle of Wight Council has pledged to increase the level of support for those struggling to pay their council tax bill — but not until 2023. In the coming financial year, from 1st April, the support will stay the...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Council is looking for a settlement worth millions of pounds after the so-called Floating Bridge ‘fiasco’ brought delays, cancellations and seemingly endless amounts of work on the link between East Cowes and Cowes. Following the outcome...
Read moreDetailsA campaign to save a garden cabin in Ventnor has gathered more than 300 supporters after the Isle of Wight Council refused planning permission. What local artist Jillian Lee hoped would be a dream escape at her Spring Hill home...
Read moreDetailsThe new chair... Labour's Councillor Richard Quigley In a shock turn of events, the new leader of the Conservative party on the Isle of Wight Council missed out on a critical, scrutinising role at a top council meeting on Wednesday....
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Council could face legal proceedings after ending the housing partnership behind the controversial Crossways development. 5 years since the partnership started it is uncertain if anything came from it. The relationship was terminated quietly, towards the...
Read moreDetailsThe development of a holiday camp on the Military Road, which has caused local outrage due to unauthorised changes, has got the thumbs up from council officers. Isle of Wight Council planning officers recommended the minor amendments application for the...
Read moreDetailsA planning application to build 24 homes on brownfield land in Binstead, which has sat empty since the demolition of a former factory many years ago, has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. The land off Binstead Road...
Read moreDetailsThe new leader of the Isle of Wight Council’s opposition Tory group makes his first appearance in a key role tonight (Wednesday)… but just who is Councillor Joe Robertson? In December, the Conservatives announced Councillor Steve Hastings was standing down...
Read moreDetailsIn one of the first steps to tackling the Island’s housing crisis, the Isle of Wight Council has thrown its weight behind modular, relocatable houses. In a proposal unanimously supported by the cabinet last Thursday, the council will look for...
Read moreDetailsPlans for the major regeneration of Newport Harbour will once again head out for consultation. The consultation seeks to progress the regeneration, which could see a footbridge over the River Medina, a hotel, a multi-storey car park and other big...
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