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The government’s funding cuts to local councils has put many Isle of Wight services under threat. Share your concerns and hear more about the threat can be tackled at this public meeting hosted by Unite the Isle of Wight.
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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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Follow the live updates from the public meeting at Medina Theatre where the council will set out the budget challenges they face in the coming two years.
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The public meeting takes place on Monday evening at Medina Theatre from 6.30pm. Pop along to find out in person why some council services are facing radical cuts in the next couple of years.
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Follow the County Hall action from the comfort of your armchair or office with our live coverage.
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Isle of Wight Council’s Chief Executive, John Metcalfe, has written to the Government asking them to urgently clarify how it will judge that any council: “has reached the ‘tipping point’ where it has insufficient resources available to meet its legal obligations”.
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It's becoming apparent that the council are being placed in an impossible position by the government. The spectre of all Discretionary services being cut is being discussed.
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Isle of Wight council leader, Jonathan Bacon, says this will be hardest year’s budget to set as the council is required to find even more savings on top of those already made, a whopping £17.38 million.
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Three years into a nine-year agreement, the council has formally written to Visit Isle of Wight to confirm it will cease funding because of its own budget pressures.
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The Isle of Wight Council would like to hear the public's views about the future of the local council tax benefit
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The council say around 1,300 planning applicants received pre-application advice last year and that pre-application charges could raise up to £110,000 pa for the council.
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Sandown Town council has arranged for RNLI Lifeguards to provide safety cover for the town's beach this summer - a first for the RNLI on the Isle of Wight.
