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IW Cabinet Meeting In Seaview

Oct 21st, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Council, Islandwide, Isle of Wight, News

Tonight (Tuesday) the Isle of Wight Council Cabinet will be meeting at St Peter’s Hall, in Seaview. Included on the agenda is a report setting out how the council will manage its performance across all areas in order to improve the delivery of services to residents and visitors…



Island Community Invited To Cabinet Meeting

Oct 15th, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Community, Consultation, Government, Isle of Wight, News

As part of IW Council moves to involve local communities in the democratic process, the forthcoming meeting of the cabinet will be held at St Peter’s Hall, Seaview…



Good Reaction To New Speed Signs

Oct 15th, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Campaign, Council, Environment, Government, Islandwide, Isle of Wight, News, Travel

New data shows Speed-Reactive signs and advisory ’20’ speed signs installed by the Council at selected points across the Island are proving effective in slowing down traffic…



IW Council Seeks New Island Event

Oct 1st, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Council, Events, Isle of Wight, News, Sport, Tourism

The Isle of Wight Council is looking for a major new event to replace the White Air festival. The council reacted swiftly to the news that the extreme sports event, of which it has been a principal supporter for a number of years, is to relocate to Brighton…



IW Council Require Flexible Approach On Free Swims

Sep 24th, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Community, Council, Culture, Funding, Government, Isle of Wight, News, Sport

As local authorities across the UK dive in for an injection of cash from the £140 million free swimming fund. The Isle of Wight Council is calling on the Government for more flexibility over the ‘Free Swims’…



Residents Relax After Emergency Cordon Lifted

Sep 19th, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Council, Government, Isle of Wight, News

The emergency cordon placed around the scene of a major incident at Whippingham on the Isle of Wight has been relaxed. The vast majority of residents affected by the emergency can now travel freely to and from their homes…



Emergency Incident at Whippingham

Sep 18th, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Council, Environment, Government, Isle of Wight, News

Isle of Wight Emergency services are combining to deal with a potentially serious incident at Whippingham. The ongoing incident began this afternoon (Thursday) when a vehicle-based welding installation caught fire…



Island Boundary Changes Confirmed

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Council, Government, Islandwide, News

The Electoral Commission yesterday confirmed it will be reducing the number of Isle of Wight Council members from the current 48, down to 40. This will come into effect from the next Isle of Wight Council elections, which are due to take place in either May or June 2009…