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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.
Residents have won a fight to stop housing being built on greenfield land in Wellow, after plans were thrown out by the planning committee on Tuesday night.
Read moreDetailsA major 50% expansion of SEND provision at an Isle of Wight school could be voted through this week.
Read moreDetailsControversial outline plans for a housing development on greenfield land within an historic Isle of Wight hamlet will come before County Hall this evening (Tuesday).
Read moreDetailsCouncil leaders across the region are in agreement that they have no plans to ask for next year’s local elections to be postponed.
Read moreDetailsA historic East Wight farm barn in the Isle of Wight National Landscape could be transformed into a 2-bedroom house.
Read moreDetailsGodshill Primary School could soon no longer directly educate 2 and 3-year-olds following a decision to increase its lower age range by 2 years.
Read moreDetailsA proposal to install a 13m lattice mast with a high frequency beam antenna behind a Wroxall bungalow has been met with an uproar among residents.
Read moreDetailsAlready-installed illuminated signage at the front of a new fried chicken takeaway in Newport has been refused consent due to its ‘unsympathetic and harmful’ impact on the town centre.
Read moreDetailsThe iconic Newtown Old Town Hall, dating back to the 17th century, could undergo structural repairs after the appearance of ‘significant cracks’ and ongoing movement.
Read moreDetailsA new McDonald’s Drive-Thru restaurant scheme in Cowes has led to a wave of supporting letters being sent to the Isle of Wight Council.
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