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Pet your best foot forward and make your way along to Ryde

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 13, 2019

Pets of all shapes and sizes are being invited to be on their best behaviour and show off their shiny…

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Super Gran abseils down Spinnaker Tower to help her disabled son

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 13, 2019

Grandmother Jen Blanchard, 76, has abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth to raise money for a charity to research…

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Pride Icon hosting at Hovertravel for Isle of Wight Pride

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 12, 2019

Award winning drag persona Miss Jason will be strutting her stuff and entertaining the crowds at Hovertravel’s Southsea terminal on…

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Sausage and Cider Fest comes to the Isle of Wight!

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 12, 2019

Sausage and Cider Fest comes to the Isle of Wight for the first time! Expect a great array of amazing…

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South Western Railway investing £5.3m to help improve communities

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 10, 2019

South Western Railway today welcomes applications to its £5.3m Customer and Communities Improvement Fund (CCIF) for projects that will help…

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Great Wonderfest Announces Resident Weekend Non-camping Ticket

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 10, 2019

Due to popular demand the Great Wonderfest is launching a limited edition IOW Resident Weekend Non-Camping Ticket. This weekend of…

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Provisional SATs results improve at faster rate than national average

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 10, 2019

Early provisional data for Key Stage 2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) results for 2019 have been released, showing Isle of…

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Woman injured after falling from height

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 9, 2019

Paramedics treated a woman who sustained injuries after ‘falling from a first floor window’ in Ryde on Monday. Emergency crews…

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Keats in Shanklin 200 – A thing of beauty if a joy forever

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 9, 2019

Shanklin Town Mayor, Steve Knight, and Mayoress Esther Knight, opened an exhibition of works by John Keats, in Shanklin Community…

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Community Centre appealing to kayakers for support

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 9, 2019

West Wight Sports and Community Centre is appealing for kayakers to help at the Solent Swim event later this month.…

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Woody Woodmansey to talk about his glittery life

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 9, 2019

BOWIE DRUMMER Woody Woodmansey is to talk about his glittery life as a glam rock star at a very special…

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Kings Can’t Cope With Magnificent Morley

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 9, 2019

Kent Kings 45 Wightlink Warriors 45 The Isle of Wight ‘Wightlink’ Warriors speedway team exorcised the nightmare of their last…

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Osborne Horse Trials cancelled

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 8, 2019

The second annual Osborne Horse Trials, scheduled for July 23 and 24, in the grounds of Queen Victoria’s iconic country…

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Loyal cross-Solent traveller recognised by Wightlink

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 8, 2019

Wightlink has congratulated customer Gary Theobald for notching up 35 years travelling from Yarmouth to Lymington to work at the…

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Islanders invited to Mountbatten Neighbours Open Morning

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 8, 2019

Island people are being given the opportunity to find out more about how simple acts of kindness can make a…

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Free activity day at Newport Roman Villa

Isle of Wight Observer Jul 8, 2019

Newport Roman Villa will be hosting a free archaeology activity day on Saturday, July 27, to celebrate the National Festival…

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