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Rufus is the Local Democracy Reporter for the Isle of Wight, a role he took up in August 2024.
The role, which focuses on subjects such as council meetings, planning applications and matters of democratic interest, is funded by the BBC as part of the national Local Democracy Reporter Scheme - or LDRS.
The new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) has already been targeted by vandals...
Read moreDetailsA bid to transform a Shanklin seafront hotel in a ‘very poor state of repair’ into 6 apartments has been authorised by the Isle of Wight Council.
Read moreDetailsA quarter of premises up for a food hygiene review by the Isle of Wight Council last year were not inspected.
Read moreDetailsA total of 5 ‘high quality’ houses will be built next to a former train station in St Helens, despite more than 20 objections from the public.
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight town council will look into the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) as a long-term solution to dereliction and vacant land problems.
Read moreDetailsA 'couple of whingers' have questioned why Sandown Town Council has purchased a strip of land along the seafront, a meeting heard last week
Read moreDetailsPlans to turn an old milking parlour into business space have sparked opposition from Isle of Wight local councillors.
Read moreDetailsResidents have told the Isle of Wight Council of ‘ongoing disruption’ from roadworks, concerns continuing to go ‘largely unaddressed’ and a lack of prior engagement with affected businesses.
Read moreDetailsThe decision on further double yellow lines on a busy residential road in the heart of the Isle of Wight has been deferred.
Read moreDetailsPart of a warehouse in the centre of the Isle of Wight’s county town could be transformed into residential accommodation.
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