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The new leader of the Isle of Wight Council will be elected at a crucial meeting next week after Phil Jordan was ousted from the position in the local elections earlier this month. 

The new vehicles will be fitted with the most up-to-date technology designed to catch speeding motorists.

Sandown Town Council has faced a complaint over its accessible toilet, with the public saying it is unfair that the toilet is open to able-bodied users. 

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

Isle of Wight MP Joe Robertson has taken the Government to task over increases in energy bills and plans to apply the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) levy to the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route in July.

‘Serious concerns’ have been voiced over a major development that sees plans of at least 19 homes being constructed on the outskirts of Newport.  

East Wight MP Joe Robertson officially opened the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum’s annual Rydabus Weekend with a ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside Dave Stubbins, secretary of the National Association of Road Transport Museums (NARTM).

Councillor Lucioni was elected into the role last week.

Fresh proposals have been lodged to convert a former doctor’s surgery in Newport into a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

Visit Isle of Wight has launched a new industry-focused website aimed at supporting and connecting businesses across the Isle of Wight’s tourism and hospitality sector.