Michael Murwill News Today

Isle of Wight Council election There is a two-horse race for the seat on the Isle of Wight Council. The Isle of Wight Council ward previously covered Brading, St Helens and Bembridge, and was the Islands only ward with two representatives. Incumbent councillor, independent Michael Murwill, is stepping down after a tenure which saw him absent for a while through ill health. The other, Conservative Brian Tyndall, is standing in the new ward of Brading and St Helens. It means the new Bem...

Plans have been proposed to build holiday lodges on protected woodland on Love Lane, Bembridge. A PEACEFUL protest took place in a leafy Bembridge lane earlier this week as residents object to holiday lodges on protected woodland. Protestors feel utility works being done to prepare the site are premature as no planning permission has been granted. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for two one-bed holiday lodges on woodland off of Love Lane, in Bembridge. The company...