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The Island Independents claim IW Conservative councillors plan to derail the Solent Deal so the Isle of Wight can be absorbed into a Conservative-led Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
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The Island Independent councillors say that the new measures mean they can hopefully avoid more of the damaging cuts in front line services that have been forced upon them in recent years.
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Follow the live discussion and debate from the November full council meeting being held at County Hall from 6pm.
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In the lead up to the clear focus on regeneration over the coming months, the leader of the Isle of Wight council has restructured the Executive.
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There is a recommendation to not endorse the STP document, which Labour councillor, Geoff Lumley believes is "an attempt by a Tory Government quango, NHS England to undermine and close down many of our highly-valued NHS services."
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Additional capital funding of £475,000, plus match funding from partners amounts to £900,000 - providing a real boost to services the Isle of Wight council is able to offer residents with learning disabilities.
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The Leader and deputy leader of Isle of Wight council have resigned. Here are their words in full.
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With both the Leader and his deputy resigning today - the question arises - 'What next?' The council has just laid out what follows.
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Hot on the heels of the resignations of the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Isle of Wight council and the Executive resignations of Cllrs Jordan and Stephens, another Independent councillor has stepped down from the Executive.
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The leader of the Isle of Wight Conservative councillors, Dave Stewart, says that he's happy to do what was yesterday described by the outgoing leadership as 'the government's dirty work' by becoming a 'caretaker leader' following the resignations.
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Dave Stewart has expressed his “profound disappointment” that Labour. Lib Dem or Island Independent councillors have "not come forward" to work together.
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The Island Independent Group have released a list of “Red Lines” in the budget, marking items they were not willing to to introduce or make cuts.
