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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.

21, October 2011·2 min read

Masters Students Analyse Cowes Floating Bridge – For No Cost! (Updated)

Masters students from Southampton Uni start project to study possible future for the East/West Cowes crossing - all for zero cost. All organised by local residents

11, September 2012·2 min read

New plan to deselect Andrew Turner – with or without his approval

Andrew Turner repeatedly said he would ignore any 'No confidence' vote against him by the IWCA Executive members. His detractors are now taking a different approach. OnTheWight has the details of how they aim to remove the very foundation of his selection.

13, January 2013·1 min read

Niton residents call for action over non-salted roads

Village residents unite over non-salting of Niton roads and call for the Isle of Wight council to reconsider their salting routes.

13, May 2011·2 min read

No Hesitation on Highways PFI By Cabinet

The subject of highways PFI raised again by a member of the public at Cabinet this week. The council remain steadfast that they are committed to implementing manifesto decision outlined in 2009 in the relation to PFI

4, February 2013·1 min read

Outline Business Case for council’s PPP Waste Contract released

The current PFI waste contract with Island Waste Services comes to an end in 2015. Cabinet papers released today reveal the long-awaited Outline Business Case for the next PPP waste contract.

13, January 2014·3 min read

Read the IWCA papers designed to frustrate Andrew Turner’s selection as MP

OnTheWight has sourced the documents - a closely-guarded secret until now - which name those who attempted to frustrate the MP's selection.

23, May 2012·3 min read

Real Ventures’ Stag Lane Biomass Plant Overview

An overview of the background for the proposed biomass plant in Newport

17, December 2012·5 min read

Robert Jones has paid the price of unsalted roads for last 30 years

Retired Hack hears the story of one Islander whose life has been severely affected by a near-death car crash on icy roads as a direct result of unsalted roads.

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

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.

8, May 2012·1 min read

Waste Contract Too Wide For Waste Improvement Network Says Cllr Giles

Council say they have been talking to Waste Improvement Network about Waste Contract procurement, but the scope of their project is too wide for the framework. We're waiting to hear back on what is so special about the Wight scheme, as 141 other councils had used it successfully.

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