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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Debbie Andre – Cabinet member for adult social care and public health

Isle of Wight Observer Mar 7, 2025

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I would like to highlight the issue of domestic abuse, a crime which can…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Jonathan Bacon – cabinet member for children’s services and education

Isle of Wight Observer Mar 18, 2024

When I took on this role, Hampshire County Council had just ended their partnership with us and there were fears…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Phil Jordan, IW Council Leader with responsibility for Transport and Infrastructure

Isle of Wight Observer Mar 4, 2024

The budget was passed on Wednesday evening at the full council meeting. As you will have seen reported, alongside the…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Julie Jones-Evans – Cabinet Member for Economy, Regeneration, Culture and Leisure

Isle of Wight Observer Feb 16, 2024

As ever, there’s always plenty going on in my portfolio, and it’s great to have an opportunity to do a…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Karen Lucioni Cabinet member for regulatory services, community protection, waste and ICT

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 25, 2024

I hope everyone is well, and the gap in the rain has been very welcome I am sure. My heartfelt…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Paul Fuller, Cabinet Member for planning, coastal protection and flooding

Isle of Wight Observer Dec 15, 2023

Many Islanders are worried about the amount of development on the Island; concerns which are shared by councillors across the…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Jonathan Bacon – Cabinet member for children’s services & education

Isle of Wight Observer Nov 17, 2023

At the full IW Council meeting this week, in my new role as cabinet member responsible for children’s services and…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Karen Lucioni – Cabinet member for regulatory services, community protection and ICT

Isle of Wight Observer Nov 7, 2023

With the recent flooding and Black Friday and Christmas coming up, this month I want to talk about the work…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Karen Lucioni – Cabinet member for regulatory services, community protection, waste and ICT

Isle of Wight Observer Sep 6, 2023

I hope you have enjoyed your summer. We have been treated to a bumper number of events on our Island…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Julie Jones-Evans – cabinet member for economy, regeneration, culture and leisure

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 31, 2023

I’m very proud to bring forward our Island Cultural Strategy. It acknowledges culture’s deep role in our identity, covering not…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Jonathan Bacon Cabinet member for finance, climate change and Biosphere

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I used to argue that we should remove national party politics from local government. I still think that would be…

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Press Release Jun 16, 2023

Despite the noise and threats, we, as an Alliance, continue to implement and work for the Island residents. It’s very…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Paul Fuller – Cabinet member for planning, coastal protection and flooding

Press Release Jun 2, 2023

Following this month’s cabinet reshuffle, my responsibilities continue to oversee planning and enforcement, but now also include coastal protection and…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox. Leader of the Isle of Wight Council

Press Release Apr 7, 2023

I hope that, like me, you will be able to get some time off over the Easter weekend, and catch…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Lora Peacey- Wilcox Leader of the Isle of Wight Council

Press Release Mar 12, 2023

This week I was proud to be present at the raising of the flag at County Hall for International Women’s…

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CABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Karl Love Cabinet, member for adult social care and public health

Press Release Feb 10, 2023

Arriving at some sort of consensus in the construction of the Isle of Wight Council’s proposed budget has been one…

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