MP TAKES FURTHER STEPS TO PROTECT THE ISLAND’S NATURAL LANDSCAPE Friday, 15 January, 2021 Following his recent victory to persuade the Government to scrap the controversial algorithm that dictated the scale and location of housebuilding on the Isle of Wight, MP Bob Seely has taken further steps to protect the Island’s green fields from development by asking the Government for further landscape protections. Currently, around half the Island is covered by the existing Area of Outstanding... Local News
MP VISITS FARMER JACK’S TO SUPPORT BUY LOCAL CAMPAIGN 28th July 2020 Continuing his support for the ‘Let’s Buy Local’ campaign on the Isle of Wight, MP Bob Seely visited Farmer Jack’s Farm Shop in Arreton over the weekend to... Local News
MP WELCOMES SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE IOW 23rd July 2020 MP Bob Seely has today (Thursday 23 July) welcomed Secretary of State for International Development, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, to the Isle of Wight as she announced... Local News
MP WELCOMES NEW LAWS TO HELP AVOID GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT 23rd July 2020 New rules to reduce pressure to build on greenfield sites and deliver more homes that fit the character of their local area have been cautiously welcomed by MP... Local News
MP WELCOMES NEW RULES TO PROTECT RESIDENTS OF PARK HOMES AND CARAVAN SITES 21st July 2020 MP Bob Seely has welcomed the planned introduction of new rules designed to protect residents of park homes and other residential caravan sites. Following a... Local News
MP SUPPORTS VISION & PROPOSALS FOR COWES HARBOUR’S WATERFRONT 20th July 2020 Proposals to create a single organisation dedicated to ensuring Cowes continues to be the destination of choice for yachting and events by combining Cowes... Local News
MP SPEAKS UP FOR INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES 16th July 2020 Independent chemists struggling to make ends meet during the Covid-19 pandemic have received support from the Government’s pharmacies minister following demands... Local News
MP OBJECTS TO ISLE OF WIGHT OIL EXPLORATION 15th July 2020 Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has submitted formal objections to plans for oil drilling at Arreton. The application, submitted by UK Oil and Gas Plc (UKOG)... Local News
MP WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR EAST COWES FLOOD DEFENCES 14th July 2020 East Cowes is set to receive Government support for new flood defences to protect homes and businesses. The news - announced this morning - comes as part of the... Local News
MP PRAISES IW COUNCIL STAFF IN PARLIAMENT AND ASKS FOR MORE SUPPORT 11th July 2020 MP Bob Seely has praised the IW Council for their ‘exceptional work’ during the Covid-19 pandemic in Parliament as he asked the minister in charge of local... Local News