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Two candidates will go head-to-head next week in Ryde to fill a vacancy on the town council.

Two candidates have now put themselves forward for the election on Thursday, 3rd November

TWO candidates will go head to head next week in Ryde to fill a vacancy on the town council.

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 s...

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 Ou...