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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.
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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.
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Over 4,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Isle of Wight council to scrap their plans to introduce charges for overnight on-street parking in Newport. It will be presented to the full council on Wednesday evening.
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Plans to scrap the Cross Solent Travel Scheme will "put people’s lives at risk and strike fear in the hearts of many, who are already physically and emotionally compromised by their diagnosis of Cancer or kidney disease", say health campaigners.
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The deputy leader admits that projected savings are hard to achieve, but that at this stage of the financial year, £6.5 million is on track, and £1 million is "off track for whatever reason".
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Islanders concerned about proposed cuts to public services will gather outside County Hall later to show their opposition to the plans and to ask the IWC to call on the Prime Minister for more funding.
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The anonymous parking survey will help the Ryde Business Association to discuss issues around parking with both the town and Isle of Wight Council. It takes around 15 minutes to complete.
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A petition calling on the Isle of Wight council to abandon plans to cut £70,000 funding to the Law Centre has attracted over 3,000 signatures, ensuring it will go to full council for debate. Colleen Brannon explains the impact of the proposed cuts.
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Island Labour say that in 2015 the Isle of Wight council signed an accord with the Island Federation of Small Businesses which pledged to, where possible, use small businesses to provide goods and services, but in the last year they have spent £41,000 with Amazon.
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The chair of the FBU said “It’s very concerning when there are not many appliances on the run and it seems to be getting worse".
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The row over a funding cut to the Isle of Wight Law Centre carries on with the IWC saying they can bid for new contracts. The Law Centre respond.
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With the lack of Legal Aid on the Isle of Wight, the Law Centre is the only place that provides assistance to those facing eviction. They say that if the Isle of Wight Council is serious about homelessness prevention, it should be increasing their core funding, not terminating it.
