NEW measures should see the Island s tourist hotspots looking spick and span this summer holiday. The Isle of Wight Council has launched a summer litter prevention campaign, with extra staff being recruited to keep parks, public open spaces and beaches clean and safe. Their duties will include reporting littering, fly tipping, graffiti, dog fouling and anti-social behaviour, so they can be tackled swiftly. The council says, as part of the campaign, litter bins in tourist hotspots will be emptied more regularly and beaches will be cleaned daily. With a staycation boom expected this summer, Cllr Jonathan Bacon, cabinet lead for the environment, said it was more important than ever the Island was looking its best.
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Ryde residents step up to the plate to ignite hope in voters
The new ‘Our Ryde’ town councillors share their thoughts about the future of Ryde
Our Ryde, a popular new movement of Ryde residents, last Thursday won 58 per cent of the votes cast for Ryde Town Council elections (4,828 votes out of 8,282 cast) and only stood in eight of the 14 seats up for election.
The group won all of the nine seats out of 16 it stood in, with eight winning through election and one Our Ryde candidate uncontested.
Our Ryde now has an overall majority in Ryde Town Council. The highest vote was for current Our Ryde founder, Mayor of Ryde, Cllr Michael Lilley with 911 votes and six other candidates with well over 500 votes each.
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Earlier this week, we reported Sandown and Brading had been among the worst affected areas. They had registered a rolling rate of 1,155.9 cases per 100,000 residents the standard by which the Covid levels are measured in the seven days up to December 31. Now, in the seven days up to January 3, new data shows a rolling rate of 1,654.3 cases per 100,000 for the area, with 156 cases.
The Government s interactive map shows the Island as a whole had a rate of 941.7 as of January 3. Several other areas have been placed into the highest level on the government s interactive map. Joining Sandown and Brading is Cowes Central (1,090.7), Bembridge and Nettlestone (817.7), Ryde North (1,051.3), Ryde West and Havenstreet (826.1), Shanklin West and Newchurch (1,049.8), Ventnor and Wroxall (956.3), and Newport Central and Parkhurst West (860.7)