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Whilst swimmers took part in the annual New Year's Day dip, Cllr Love expressed his concerns over plans for the Isle of Wight council to scrap the Cross Solent Travel Scheme.
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Christmas shoeboxes heading to Ukraine to help alleviate some of the worst deprivations for soldiers
The bitter Ukraine winters are renowned for their long periods below freezing and biting winds, so the contents should help alleviate some of the worst deprivations which the Ukraine soldiers must, of necessity, endure in order to secure their country
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Cllr Critchison has retained her chair in the Isle of Wight Council, beating the Conservative nomination
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Next week’s Scrutiny Meeting - the last before the election - will examine a new report on Floating Bridge 6. East Cowes Cllr Karl Love lays out his opinion of it in advance.
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Cllr Love says the funding is simply a "sticking plaster" on a huge problem and that the £2m funding is not new money, but "government propaganda"
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Cllr Love says that less than half the support fund was used last year and that the NHS agreed to match fund it but hasn't
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Councillor Karl Love becomes Chair after a tied vote at council meeting
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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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More voices are added to the concerns expressed about the reopening of primary and special schools from tomorrow. Read the details within
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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
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The Scrutiny Committee is designed to examine decisions made by Isle of Wight council. It has, for as long as we can remember, been chaired by an opposition councillor … until last night
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iWight Developments showed pre-plans for 154 dwellings, but planning application refers to 165 dwellings.
