An ‘unpalatable' increase to Wightcare service charges and cut in hours at Lynnbottom Tip have been discussed at tonight's Isle of Wight council Cabinet meeting.
Senior Councillor and Director of Adult Social Care for the Isle of Wight Council have paid tribute to the staff's hard work and commitment to providing the very best care to their residents.
The company brought in to take on the Isle of Wight's drug and alcohol service have been praised for "performing so well so quickly" by the Cabinet member, Cllr Mosdell.
The Local Area Co-ordinators help individuals of all ages with mental health needs and/or disabilities and older people. They've had great success since the launch in 2015, but the Isle of Wight council wants to axe the service.
Colleen Brannon shares a heartfelt plea to Islanders to support this petition calling on the Isle of Wight council to rethink closure of mental health day centres.
A former service user at one of the Isle of Wight's mental health day centres, shares his story of being saved from suicide and why he believes closing the centres will be false economy that could end in tragedy.
The changes voted through by the Conservative councillors mean the vice-chair, Michael Lilley, will lose his place on the scrutiny committee, along with Karl Love. The chair says it's a backward step