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Conservative Isle of Wight councillor, Dave Stewart, says the Independent administration have been caught "playing the fiddle while Rome burns", but Leader, Jonathan Bacon claims it is "Cllr Stewart who is fiddling".
Stuart Hutchinson
Cllr Stuart Hutchinson was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for West Wight in a by-election 
in November 2011 and retained his seat in the May 2013 elections.
He’s a member of the Conservative Group of Councillors.
In January 2017, he was appointed as deputy leader to Cllr Dave Stewart.
He did not sit in the 2021 elections.
Below are articles featuring Cllr Hutchinson.
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Cllr Lumley says the £200k 'saving' which could result in roads falling apart from day one after the PFI contract expires is short-sighted and "badly letting down the Island who were promised so much by Eddie Giles and his pals”.
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There was standing room only at last night's Ryde Society meeting as residents clashed with Isle of Wight councillors over regeneration plans. Read the report from the meeting.
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‘We don’t like numbers thrown up any more than residents do’ says Deputy Leader over housing targets
An extra £100,000 will be allocated to the planning department to help come to the correct housing figures for the Island
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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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Although the financial outlook for the Isle of Wight council is pretty bleak, the CEO said measures were in place to stop them reaching bankruptcy
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Council Tax could go up by four per cent next year as the Isle of Wight council has to find cuts in their budget of £4.5m
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The Isle of Wight council needs to fill a budget gap of £5.5m next year as the Government give them less money. Look out for more parking fines, less privilege seat on school buses, elderly being cared for in their homes and a rise in council tax.
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Members voted 22-13 last night to approve the Conservative administration's budget for 2018/19 which sees a council tax rise of 5.99% and £7.5m of cuts to services.
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At last night's Scrutiny meeting Isle of Wight councillors had a chance to question the council's response to the pandemic. Read the details within
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In a media Q&A following the Outbreak Engagement Board meeting Cllr Hutchinson reacted to the anti-Covid protest that took place last weekend. Read for the full quote
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Cllr Stuart Hutchinson will be asked to make a delegated decision on new First Time Buyer Fund.
