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Newly-elected Isle of Wight Council leader Lora Peacey-Wilcox has promised to do as much as she can as she takes office for the first time.

Isle of Wight Council appoints Independent Lora Peacey-Wilcox as new leader Published image captionLora Peacey-Wilcox replaces former leader, Conservative Dave Stewart A new leader has been appointed at Isle of Wight Council after no single party won enough seats to take overall control. Independent Lora Peacey-Wilcox replaces Conservative Dave Stewart, who lost his seat in the local elections on 6 May. An alliance of various groups was formed after the Tories won 18 seats and 21 seats were won by other parties. Mrs Peacey-Wilcox said she was "shocked" to have been appointed and would do her ...

TODAY is the day when the new leader of the Isle of Wight Council will be decided.

The Chairman of Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish Council calls for the new Isle of Wight council to de-federate the school and allow it to be also used for flexi-schooling

The Broadway Centre, the home of Sandown Town Council. VOTES were so close for a seat on Sandown Town Council it was determined by drawing a name out of a box. Six seats were available for the South Ward of the Sandown Town Council but eight candidates were fighting for a place. The sixth and seventh placed candidates, Emily Brothers and Pauline Evans, were tied on 200 votes apiece, so lots were drawn to ultimately decide who would get the seat. Ms Brothers got the luck of the draw and a place on the town council. Claire Shand, returning officer for the Isle of Wight Council, said a...