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Cabinet Connection: Lora Peacey-Wilcox Leader of the Isle of Wight Council

Press Release Jan 30, 2023

News about the council may have seemed a little thin on the ground in recent months. In part this is…

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Cabinet Connection: Lora Peacey-Wilcox Leader of the IW Council

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As readers of the IW Observer will be aware, the aim to take forward a new Island Planning Strategy has…

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Karen Lucioni Cabinet member for community protection, regulatory services and waste This is my first column as cabinet member responsible…

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Press Release Sep 12, 2022

Lora Peacey-Wilcox- Leader of the Isle of Wight Council As I am writing this article we hear sad news that…

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Cabinet Connection – Cllr Phil Jordan, Cabinet member for infrastructure, highways PFI and transport

IW Observer.co.uk Jun 25, 2022

I’m incredibly pleased to announce that we are beginning to roll out the rental of e-bikes in some key towns.…

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Cabinet Connection- Cllr Karl Love – Cabinet member for adult social care, public health

IW Observer.co.uk May 29, 2022

The war in Ukraine reaches out, penetrating UK boarders, significantly increasing our living costs and creating battles of a very…

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Cabinet Connection – Cllr Debbie Andre – Cabinet member for children’s services, education and lifelong skills

IW Observer.co.uk May 14, 2022

It’s been nearly a year since I was appointed by our leader, Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox, as cabinet member for children’s…

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Cabinet Connection – Lora Peacey-Wilcox, Leader of the IW Council

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 23, 2022

April is a quieter month at the council. Following the budget process, and with the Easter break that follows on…

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Cabinet Connection – Phil Jordan Cabinet Member for Highways PFI, Transport and Infrastructure

IW Observer.co.uk Mar 11, 2022

I think I should say straight away that, contrary to reports in some local media that the IW Council has…

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Cabinet Connection – Lora Peacey-Wilcox, Leader of the Isle of Wight Council

IW Observer.co.uk Feb 26, 2022

As I said in my leader’s address at the full council meeting on Wednesday, I always seek to remind people…

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Cabinet Connection – Chris Jarman

IW Observer.co.uk Feb 17, 2022

The shorter days of winter provided ample opportunity to focus on the complexities and conflicting demands of setting a legal…

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Cabinet Connection – Jonathan Bacon

Isle of Wight Observer Dec 13, 2021

Cabinet Member for Environment, Heritage and Waste Management At this time of year, many years ago, seeing a star in…

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