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A campaign has been launched to fund the return of a large-scale wood carving that left the Island when music and film producer, Robert Stigwood, moved to Ascot. It's hoped the sculpture can be returned to East Cowes for all to enjoy.
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The Isle of Wight council is demanding the town council must insure the tree with immediate effect to indemnify the council against litigation. The ward councillor says very little can be done unless an eleventh hour funding campaign saves the day.
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Cllr Love, who has survived cancer and understands first hand the financial struggle of receiving health care on the mainland believes the Conservative administration should "hang their heads in shame" over the Cross Solent Travel Scheme consultation.
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In the last two and a half years the costs of Floating Bridge 6 have spiraled. The councillor for East Cowes says the additional cost of the replacement launch could have been used to continue the work of the Local Area Coordinators.
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Cllr Clare Mosdell has accused the network of Local Area Co-ordinators of using poetic licence when they say each LAC has saved £500,000 over the last three years. Catch up here with last night's Scrutiny debate.
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Cllr Love believes the gap in the law has to be closed especially where, "allegedly so-called pillars of the community or those in public office are using fake profiles on our Island to hurt others".
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Dave Stewart kicks health worker with 30 years’ experience off health and social care scrutiny panel
After being removed from the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee with no notice, Cllr Love says that "it seems to me that if you question the actions of the Conservatives they'll do what they can to silence you". The leader claims the committee role was only 'temporary'.
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Cllr Karl Love has asked Island Roads if a store that was 'in keeping' with the local surroundings could be provided. He's delighted with the results.
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Cllr Love walked out of last night's meeting (Monday) after just 20 minutes, calling it a ‘politically constructed quango’. He explains why.
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Questions were raised on the format of an NHS meeting, when 20 minutes into the meeting Cllr Brodie said he wanted to get on with the meeting and not talked at by NHS bosses.
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The ward councillor for East Cowes called for the resignation of Cabinet member for Transport, Ian Ward, over his handling of the floating bridge.
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The Independent councillor for East Cowes says he's lost confidence in the Cabinet member's ability to address the ongoing issues with the floating bridge. East Cowes Business Association join the voices calling for action.
