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Call your councillor and share your views before the full council meeting on Wednesday says one campaigner against the cuts.
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UKIP Councillor, Graham Perks voted against the proposal to treat Ventnor Town Council as a Special Purchaser of the Coastal Centre at Salisbury Gardens. It made no difference to the outcome of the vote though and the support of the Scrutiny Committee was recorded.
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All the main parties have candidates standing, plus two independents in the by-election for the Isle of Wight council set in Newport West
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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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Cllr Jones-Evans said she thought the glamping site's location was perfect, but Cllr Hollis said he'd never seen a site so ‘unsuitable for camping'
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"We need to keep that engineering heritage", "We can buy this and keep this site for the Island", “It is our decision, we will own it and we will take responsibility for it” and "we will keep a really good reputation for being business-friendly" are just some of the comments by councillors discussing the purchase of Venture Quays
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Cllr Hollis told the scrutiny meeting that "I would have thought the ferries were the worst places for passing on infection" - IW Public Health say they are working hard to ensure good hygiene on ferries
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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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Some members of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee say a Cabinet decision was made without providing information to the committee to scrutinise beforehand. Details within
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Isle of Wight Scrutiny Committee debate called-in Cabinet decision to extend £1m PTEC loan (updated)
The decision made by the Isle of Wight council Cabinet was called in and debated today. Read News OnTheWight's comprehensive report
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An update on several aspects of the Cowes Floating Bridge was given at the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, including news about possible side thrusters
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The Chair of the Scrutiny Committee explained that he'd been advised to travel to Lewisham to get a Coronavirus test.
