The 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 due to ill health. He had led them since May, when previous council leader Councillor […]
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45 years of the Island’s ‘hospice story’ will be celebrated with a series of commemorative events in 2022. The 45th anniversary year will celebrate specialist end-of-life care for people of the Isle of Wight, which began in 1977 with the opening of Southampton’s Countess Mountbatten Hospice, now known as Mountbatten Hampshire. Many people are unaware […]
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Island residents are being asked to provide their views and ideas on how the Island can recycle more and reduce its waste as part of the annual residents’ waste and recycling survey. The Isle of Wight Council survey is accepting responses until Friday 14th January. The Council is responsible for the collection, treatment and disposal […]
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An application for a new quarry to supply essential construction materials to the local building trade, which will also safeguard scores of Island jobs, is being prepared for submission to Isle of Wight Council planners. The application by Wight Building Materials is to extract sand and gravel, in managed phases, from 12 hectares of agricultural […]
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2 new Deputy Lieutenants have been appointed to serve on the Isle of Wight, it has been announced. In this formal voluntary role they will assist the Lord-Lieutenant in her work. The appointment is until retirement on their 75th birthday. The Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Mrs Susie Sheldon, has said: ‘”I am delighted […]
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Opposite parties on the Isle of Wight Council are butting heads over the legal action behind the Floating Bridge. The authority is taking action against the designers and builders of the vessel in an attempt to get back some of its costs. In a bid to avoid a costly battle at the High Court, the […]
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An Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report into an incident that saw a plane crash into the Solent has concluded that a fuel leak may have been to blame. It was on 31st May last year that the Cirrus SR22 light aircraft – registration G-CTAM – started to run roughly and subsequently lost power whilst […]
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