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The Isle of Wight council will be £500,000 better off after the government announce an extra £500,000 to fund social care.
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Cllr Mosdell explains there will be £3.8m of savings (cuts) made in Adult Social Care, despite asking residents to pay an extra 3% of council tax to help care for vulnerable adults and the elderly.
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The Isle of Wight council set out where they intend to spend an extra £10m in the 2018-19 budget. OnTheWight has the details.
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Savings (cuts) of £7.5m are proposed for the 2018-19 Isle of Wight council budget. OnTheWight has the details.
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There were no promises of extra money, but leader of the Isle of Wight council said it was a "very positive meeting covering a wide range of issues" and that the Island was firmly on the agenda in Whitehall.
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The Corporate Plan - which runs until one year before the end of the Conservatives' term in power - sets out their aspirations and targets for the coming three and ten years.
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The Conservative-run Isle of Wight council plan to launch a consultation on changes to the means test for at home charges for adult social care.
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Andy S-C feels strongly the Council should review their decision to ban trailers at any of the waste recyling centres (ie. the dump) and find ways to accommodate Islanders who rely on trailers to efficiently transport their garden waste.
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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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The Leader of the Island Independent councillors says responding to the Conservatives' "ridiculous spin feels like trying to play chess with a pigeon" and for the Conservatives to deny austerity "is an insult to Islanders".
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The Leader of the Isle of Wight council says the Conservative administration have 'exposed' the millions in extra government funding that came to the Island under the leadership of the Island Independents.
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Concerns have been raised about the process undertaken to allow the Police and Crime Commissioner to join the Fire Authority, with full voting rights on Fire Service matters
