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Wear a hat – simple as that!

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 29, 2019

With ever-increasing need for its end of life care and support, Mountbatten is hoping as many people as possible will…

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Ryde Ice rink dispute referred to arbitration

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 29, 2019

A dispute over the lease for Ryde ice rink has been referred to arbitration, meaning court proceedings with AEW are…

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Two face fraud charges following death of grandfather

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 29, 2019

Detectives investigating the murder of an Isle of Wight grandfather in Southampton have charged two people with fraud. West wight…

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Portsea woman pleads not guilty to hotel arson charges

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

A female from Portsea charged with the arson of two Sandown hotels has entered not guilty pleas at the Isle…

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Appeal Following Sandown Beach Hut Break-Ins

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

Officers from the Sandown Bay Neighbourhood Policing Team will be carrying out regular patrols on the Shanklin to Sandown revetment…

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Council experiencing problems with inbound telephone calls

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

The Isle of Wight Council is currently experiencing problems with inbound calls. Technicians are working on fixing this issue as…

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Encourage rough sleepers to use the night shelter

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

Freezing weather has been forecast this week, prompting a call to Islanders to encourage rough sleepers to use the winter…

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Isle Of Wight’s finest announce their debut album

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

Plastic Mermaids are a five-piece band from the Isle of Wight who, after building their own analogue studio, have self-produced…

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Vectis Blue Under 10 FA Tournament winners

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

Following games against Downside Youth, Rew Valley and Gurnard in the group stages Vectis Blue met Sandown/Lake in the final.…

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Cold Weather warning issued for Islanders

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

Island residents are being reminded of key advice for cold weather following a Met Office forecast for this week. For…

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Young Ellis ‘Captain for the Day’ on retiring St Cecilia

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

Eight year old Ellis Yeats was VIP for the day when Wightlink’s oldest ship St Cecilia sailed across the Solent…

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49,500 unique users relying on PayByPhone’s services

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 28, 2019

The Isle of Wight’s mobile parking payment provider, PayByPhone, has revealed that the company processed 255,000 transactions on the island…

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Ventnor RFC breaks down a resilient Trojans’ defence

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 27, 2019

Ventnor broke down a resilient Trojans’ defence in a 10 try win over their mainland opponents. The game started with…

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East 17 joins the ‘Jack Up The Summer’ 90’s lineup

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 27, 2019

They were one of the biggest boy-bands of the 1990’s, released five studio albums and sold over 18 million records…

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Tendering process ‘paused’ following full Council meeting

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 27, 2019

The tendering process for the commissioning of information, advice and guidance provision has been paused to enable a review to…

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Bishop appoints new Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 27, 2019

THE Bishop of Portsmouth has appointed Canon Peter Leonard to be the next Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight. Peter…

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