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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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Members of the public opposing cuts to public services made their feelings clear at last night's full council meeting with these banners. OnTheWight hears the reaction from councillors and politicians.
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The petition opposing the introduction of parking charges on Union Street, Ryde has attracted over 1,500 signatures and organisers hope to reach 2,500.
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Cabinet will be discussing the changes to the school transport policy next week
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In last night's annual budget vote at the Isle of Wight council, the Independent Labour councillor attracted two Conservative votes for his budget amendment, including the abstention of another two Conservative councillors.
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If you haven't had a chance to look through yesterday's release of the draft budget proposals for next year, we share further details here, including shorter opening hours at the tip, rise in parking charges and care costs and another increase in council tax.
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Cllr Clare Mosdell has accused the network of Local Area Co-ordinators of using poetic licence when they say each LAC has saved £500,000 over the last three years. Catch up here with last night's Scrutiny debate.
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Cllr Pugh will be giving evidence to the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Library Closures later this month.
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Independent Labour Party councillor, Geoff Brodie, is proposing to re-direct £2.2m of Conservative 'savings' (planned for Reserves) to reduce the Council Tax increase to 4.49%.
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More budget cuts look likely to be on the way if Leader of the council, Dave Stewart's statement issued ahead of tonight's (Wednesday) Full Council meeting, is anything to go by. Read it here.
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Cabinet members will vote tonight on proposed changes for toilets and libraries
