Forthcoming Parish Council Elections

Parish and Town Council elections are held every four years and the next round is due to be held on 4 May 2017, when all eight seats on Northwood Parish Council will become vacant.

Villagers interested in becoming involved in the parish council's business are urged to put themselves forward. Nomination forms will be available from 27 March and the deadline for their return to the Electoral Services manager at the IW Council, The Broadway, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9EA is before 4pm on 4 April.

Full guidance can be found on the Electoral Commission's website at www.electoralcommission.org.uk

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Improvements planned for Blackwater main roads

Two sections of main road in the Blackwater area are due to be improved by Island Roads shortly. The work at Sandown Road and Blackwater Hollow will be undertaken overnight between the hours of 19.30pm and 06.00am in order to keep disruption to a minimum. The first section due to be treated is Sandown Road between Downend Road and the Wight Building Materials premises. Work here is scheduled to last five nights (and not at weekends) beginning 4 November.  The diversion is via Blackwater, Rookley, Godshill, Whiteley Bank, Apse Heath, Horringford and vice versa. On completion of the Sandown Road work, a section of Blackwater Hollow between Blackwater junction and Highwood Lane is scheduled to be resurfaced over eleven nights from 11 November, again not including weekends. The diversion is via Blackwater, Downend, Horringford, Apse Heath, Whiteley Bank, Godshill and Rookley and vice versa. It should be noted that the programme, particularly as we approach winter, is however subject to change. Island Roads project engineer Derek Benfield said: “These are, of course, very busy stretches of road but we hope that by carrying out work overnight and late in the year we will reduce the impact upon road users. “We do hope that any short-term inconvenience will be offset by the improvements we will make to these sections.” -ENDS- For further information, please contact info@islandroads.com or visit: www.islandroads.com.

Isle of Wight Council Press Release

FLU VACCINATIONS PROVIDED AT ISLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLS

The biggest ever flu vaccination programme in England – Stay Well This Winter – has launched and this year, for the first time, flu vaccinations are being extended to include children in Year 3, as well as Years 1 and 2 at primary school. Public Health England and NHS England has commissioned Boots to deliver the programme.