OnTheWight

2 days ago | onthewight.com | Rufus Pickles

Five new beach huts could be installed on a picturesque Isle of Wight seafront. Canice Holding Ltd has applied for planning permission to place five ‘sensitively designed’ huts with ‘traditional external finishes’ on land next to Pilots Point in Totland Bay. The proposed wooden huts would be used to store beach items and for shelter during the day, according to a statement prepared by Canice Holding’s agent, Plan Research.

3 days ago | onthewight.com | Rufus Pickles

Councillors will this week consider a cost-of-living support package worth nearly £2 million – amid concerns the budget for helping community pantries has been slashed. The Corporate Scrutiny Committee (CSC) is on Wednesday due to examine the council’s plan for delivering Household Support Fund (HSF) 7 – the latest government funding to help vulnerable households and those in need.

3 days ago | onthewight.com | Sally Perry

Each week Isle of Wight council planning department issues a weekly list of the planning applications that are open to the public for review, consideration, and if necessary, comment. OnTheWight now takes those and presents them to Islanders in a way we hope is the most helpful, through the use of mapping, plus a table. MapClicking on the pins will show you the location of the application and its IWC planning reference number, so you can match the two up. (Zoom in and out to see details.

5 days ago | onthewight.com | Sally Perry

Isle of Wight West Labour MP, Richard Quigley, has joined a growing rebellion within the Labour Party over proposed changes to welfare policy. He is one of 42 Labour MPs who have publicly signed a statement saying the plans are “impossible to support”.

6 days ago | onthewight.com | Rufus Pickles

An Isle of Wight pub best known for its carvery roasts is planning some major upgrades to ‘create a better customer experience’. Consultants Boyer Planning lodged a new planning application to County Hall for ‘various internal and external works’ at the Sloop Inn in Wootton Bridge, on behalf of Mitchells and Butlers. Previous application withdrawnThe application follows a prior bid to redecorate and rename the Grade II listed pub, known for its carvery roasts.