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Eddie Giles

Cllr Edward (Eddie) Giles was an Isle of Wight councillor for Wootton until he lost his seat to UKIP candidate in the 2013 local elections.

Whilst a councillor, he was also a cabinet member for Cabinet Member for Procurement, Fire, Highways and Transport and responsible for the 25 year highways PFI contract.

Below are some of the articles published through OnTheWight that mention Cllr Giles.

7, December 2012·2 min read

Jay Jayasundara: PFI head to leave with two others (Updated)

Surprisingly the man who structured the Island's road PFI is leaving in March - just before it actually starts on 1st April 2013.

26, November 2012·4 min read

Stop talking about ferry services, visitors may hear, says councillor

Cabinet member suggests that the public should not give the impression that the Island is expensive or hard to reach as it may affect tourism

22, October 2012·2 min read

Council back-pedals on public toilet cleaning cost hike. Who will pay?

Who will be picking up the bill for the public toilet cleaning contracts which have unexpectedly increased, in some cases, by 50%?

11, September 2012·2 min read

Cabinet member’s talk to ‘protect your assets from care home fees’ questioned

Retired Hack discovered that one of the Conservative Cabinet members is presenting a talk entitled "How wills and trusts can protect your assets from care home fees and other unwanted claims". While that isn't illegal, is there a conflict? The Cabinet member claims not.

30, August 2012·11 min read

Vinci Meridiam: Highways PFI endorsement meeting report

An historic moment for the Isle of Wight council took place last week as the majority of members chose to endorse the appointment of the 25 year PFI highways service provider, Vinci-Meridiam.

23, August 2012·3 min read