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Cllr Brodie has discovered the much-lauded extra £500,000 to "help fund social care" will not affect the proposed budget cuts to be voted on at tonight's Isle of Wight council meeting.
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The Government are stepping in to give the cross-Solent operators an extra £6.5m to keep them running during Lockdown #3
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As well as the news about the train line, Ryde Society reports the MP called Pennyfeathers development "unsustainable" and said Isle of Wight councillors should "man up". Read on for full report.
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Bob Seely secured a debate on SEND provision on the Isle of Wight this week. Watch the debate within
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West Wight residents are concerned about the threat to build a new town on farmland around Wellow, Newbridge, Shalfleet and Thorley which they say would ruin the area’s rural character.
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OnTheWight will be reporting live from the Count throughout the night - keep an eye on our live feed to stay up to date with election trivia, photographs from the count as well as cartooning wizardry.
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Since the permission was approved, the committee has faced criticism for its decision, including from campaign group Sustainable Freshwater, which expressed extreme disappointment at the ‘lack of foresight’ in the council’s decision
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Bob Seely MP says the proposed development is not planned for Islanders, adding that young families in the area simply won’t be able to afford them
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Bob Seely praised the nurses for choosing "to continue to care for patients instead of opting for strike action". News OnTheWight has found out the majority of the nurses who voted did feel strike action is necessary over pay and patient safety
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Island Labour chair, Julian Critchley says "it's the wealthiest 10% of the population who benefit, while the rest of us continue to be squeezed".
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If you're wondering why more and more MPs are mentioning the Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely this week, here's why
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Seely has agreed to write to the Farming Minister in support of an Isle of Wight farming agenda, adding that farming is critical to our future.
