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Cllr Geoff Lumley (who co-organised the launch of the campaign on the Island) is unhappy that 22 Isle of Wight Councillors have not responded to or have declined his call to support the 'Councillors Against Austerity' campaign.
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Following Saturday's anti-austerity march in London, eleven Isle of Wight councillors have signed up to the national ‘Councillors Against Austerity’ founding statement and ask the Government to reverse cuts to council funding
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Once work is completed, the site will house Barton Primary School, Newport Children’s Centre and a new Downside Community Centre.
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The Isle of Wight Labour councillors say their budget proposal will ensure that many vital services for vulnerable people are protected.
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Isle of Wight Labour councillors say It is time to bring unfair cuts to an end and to set up fair and sustainable funding for local communities.
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Cllr Geoff Lumley's motion to democratise the planning process - by ensuring the head of planning alone is not responsible for decided what goes to Committee - was blocked by a Conservative amendment last week.
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Members agreed to a Labour amendment in the budget review paper at Wednesday night's council meeting that will ensure alternatives to potential cuts to services are considered first.
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Labour councillors suggest the council should break the three-year agreement and remove the £330,000 subsidy from the organisation in charge of promoting tourism this year in order to save community services.
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Cllr Geoff Lumley says getting County Hall to tell Newport Parish Council how much the services they want to take on would cost "has been like drawing teeth". They have a pot of extra money, but it's still unspent.
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The Labour councillors say investing some of the expected £20m windfall from ASDA to help save services is a 'no-brainer' and will call on fellow councillors to agree their motion at Wednesday evening's full council meeting.
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Although Newport has no beaches itself, the Parish council argue that their residents use Island beaches and all local councils should help fund the service that will be scrapped due to Government cuts in funding next April.
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Labour councillor Geoff Lumley said last week that he, and Islanders, were misled over the freehold transfer of Cowes Enterprise College to Ormiston Academies Trust.
