for Arreton and Newchurch. 
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The Cabinet member responsible, Cllr Clare Mosdell, has declared she'll look at the mental health reform ideas suggested by film-maker Sam Schroeder, but says he's balancing his optimism with a healthy dose of scepticism.
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Ahead of Time to Talk mental health day tomorrow (1st Feb), Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, says a positive conversation about mental health is needed.
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Cllr Ward pleaded with Isle of Wight council to support a motion that "recognises freedom that service men gave to us by fighting in the First World War" and tearfully explained his experience of PTSD.
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At one time, the former Conservative-led Isle of Wight council sought to close Westminster House. Now it has been rated Good in all areas and has £1m investment promised.
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The Isle of Wight council had planned to cut the £60,000 Cross-Solent Travel Scheme funding, but following a 3,000+ strong petition and Healthwatch survey, the Cabinet member is recommending it is retained and gifted to the NHS to administer.
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The successful bid will help fund supported accommodation for homeless people on the Isle of Wight. Full details within
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Cllr Mosdell explains there will be £3.8m of savings (cuts) made in Adult Social Care, despite asking residents to pay an extra 3% of council tax to help care for vulnerable adults and the elderly.
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Feedback from the public was overwhelmingly positive about the Safeguarding Team's work and about the priority the Festival gives to safeguarding.
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The Director of Public Health for the Isle of Wight said the key things to prevent the spread was keeping the vaccination programme up and running
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The manager of the Isle of Wight Bus Shelter says that if the problem of finding a permanent location is not resolved soon, the bus would have to be sold for scrap or moved to the mainland.
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Cllr Andre believes the decision to scrap Local Area Coordinators will have a devastating impact on Isle of Wight communities and vows to continue to challenge the council administration over their budget decisions.
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The majority of those who responded to the consultation were against the proposals, as were the council's own Scrutiny Committee, but last week the Cabinet voted in favour means testing vulnerable adults who receive non-residential care.
