Dotto Trains News Today

The much-loved Dotto Train that served the Island in the 80s, 90s and 00s, could be coming back to an Island town.

£980,186 proposed reduction to the councils contribution to the transformation reserve (spend to save schemes) Saving £1.8m by postpone the coastal protection scheme for the Cowes and Gurnard seawall Reduce the increase in crematorium and cemetery fees to two per cent Retain £31,000 support for local councils Stop cuts to opening hours at Newports Lord Louis Library Savings programme over the next three budgets, to achieve £11.8m Island Independent Group (IIG) plan... £300,000 sustainable ...

THE Our Island group has drawn up a series of alternative budgetary proposals to those released by the Isle of Wight Council. The group says on Wednesday, February 24, the council will meet to debate and pass one of the worst budgets the Island has seen in years. Covid has affected many aspects of the Islands economy, wellbeing and future — and that was laid bare in the Isle of Wight Councils budget proposals, revealed earlier in the month. Underpinning many of the decisions was, in c...