The Isle of Wight council are pushing ahead with plans to carry out a procurement process, which the Law Centre say they won't be in a position to bid for. Many fear the services they currently provide will be awarded to a mainland company such as The YOU Trust.

An ‘unpalatable' increase to Wightcare service charges and cut in hours at Lynnbottom Tip have been discussed at tonight's Isle of Wight council Cabinet meeting.

Cllr Hutchinson said at last night's scrutiny meeting "I have not said I will sell it to them for a pound, but I will if they put forward a proposal for the harbour".

The council have now announced what they will have in their budget proposals for 2019/20. It will be voted upon at the budget meeting on 28th February.

The Isle of Wight council are accused of "penny pinching in a specialised area" with their plans to make cuts to staff in the Disabled Children’s Intervention Team (DCIT). A petition calling for the plans to be scrapped has been launched ahead of the Cabinet meeting where the plans will be debated.

Cllr Hutchinson says the reason for the concession that he's been persuaded by other councillors that many low income licensees have had their huts for many years and would find new leases less affordable.

Cllr Michael Lilley has been successful in calling-in the decision to sell the leasehold or freehold of Ryde Harbour on the open market.

Find out what your councillor has to say about the issues being debated at first Isle of Wight full council meeting of 2019. Follow our live reporting here.

Islanders concerned by proposed cuts to public services will be gathering outside County Hall prior to the full council meeting tonight.

Colleen Brannon from Island Labour shares the speech she will make at tonight's full council meeting, in defence of the Law Centre, which provides help to vulnerable Islanders and says it saved the council between £1.5-£1.9m in 2017.

The CEO reminded members that the decision to scrap the funding, as suggested by Director of Adult Social Care, had already been made but was yet to be ratified.