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There were many revelations from the two Unite the Isle of Wight campaign group's meetings with MP, Andrew Turner on Friday. OnTheWight has all the details.
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Last month Conservative Group leader, Dave Stewart said not cutting funding to vital public services amounted to 'socialist ideology'. Last week he was supporting a campaign to bring more funding for public services to the Island. Confused? Many others are too.
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Last week at the Annual Conservative Councillors Association (CCA) Conference, Isle of Wight councillors Dave Stewart and Ian Ward took the opportunity to talk with ministers Greg Clark and Marcus Jones about the Island's 'unique funding challenges'.
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Green MEP for the area, Keith Taylor explains the situation surrounding the rebellion from EU governments (except UK) opposing a new 15-year licence which the World Health Organisation confirmed is “probably carcinogenic” to humans.
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A woman from the Isle of Wight, who lost both her parents to brain tumours, took her campaign for more research into brain tumours to Westminster on Wednesday night.
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A technical analysis of the council-commissioned Garnett Report on Island Line's future has been sent to all councillors ahead of next week’s Full Council meeting. It picks apart the report, calling into question ‘the validity of the analysis provided’.
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If the country votes to leave the EU on 23 June, there must be a Plan B for farming says the body that represents farmers and landowners.
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MP Andrew Turner says the German Chancellor is "trying to save face in Germany by agreeing this dodgy deal with Turkey".
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Devolution of powers to local areas, including the ability for councils to hold onto local business rates, is a big change in the way the UK will be run. OnTheWight has found hints that something might be announced very soon.
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Ray Harrington Vail of the Footprint Trust says the price freeze on pre-payment meters will be of some help in reducing the burden of debt for the 10,000 Islanders living in fuel poverty.
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With George Osborne's Budget speech on Wednesday looming, Councils in the Hampshire and Solent region have been busy trying to finalise their negotiations with the treasury over a possible Solent Devolution deal.
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It looks as though the imminent announcement on a Solent Devolution deal has been postponed until later in the year. Details of when a mayor for the 'Solent Devolved' area would be elected have been revealed though.
