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Island’s first Board Game Cafe to open

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 8, 2019

Board, the Island’s first dedicated board game café is to open its doors at 11am this Saturday. With an ever-expanding…

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Stores ‘pack’ together to make doggie donations

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 8, 2019

A total of £400 and 13 boxes of dog food were donated to the Isle of Wight’s branch of the…

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Bembridge Lifeboat Station to hold annual Open Day

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 8, 2019

Bembridge lifeboat station will be holding its annual Open Day on Saturday, August 17. Visitors will have the chance to…

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Commemorative coins worth thousands stolen from Chale home

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 7, 2019

Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of commemorative coins worth thousands of pounds from a house in Chale.…

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Action on empty Island properties 

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 7, 2019

Action is being taken to tackle empty properties on the Island. The local authority has launched its Empty Property Strategy…

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First Freshwater Book Fair

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 7, 2019

The inaugural Freshwater Book Fair, celebrating the rich literary tradition of West Wight’s largest village, is to take place on…

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New community access defibrillator installed at Lifeline Fire & Security

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A new community access defibrillator has been installed at Lifeline Fire & Security outside of their offices at Riverway, Newport…

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Brexit Party announces candidate for Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 6, 2019

The Brexit Party has announced their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the Isle of Wight Peter Wiltshire has been selected…

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Wightlink scans Solent for sea mammals

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 6, 2019

Experts from the sea charity, ORCA, went on board Wightlink’s hybrid energy flagship, Victoria of Wight, to scan the Solent…

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Man charged with sexual assault after incident in Newport

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 6, 2019

Costel-Georgica Murgulet, aged 31, of Doctors Lane, Shorwell, Isle of Wight has been charged with sexual assault on a female,…

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High performance motorcycle stolen from Newport car park

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 5, 2019

An Isle of Wight resident is appealing for information after her motorcycle was stolen from a car park in Newport.…

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Blankets of Love to adorn Shanklin Carnival

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 5, 2019

Members of the Shanklin community have created Blankets of Love to be displayed along the carnival procession route, at St…

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Comic author Adam Kay agrees to open Mountbatten Conference

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 5, 2019

Adam Kay, author of the best-selling ‘This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor’, is to open…

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Sandown and Shanklin GP practices to merge next year

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 5, 2019

Two more Isle of Wight GP practices are set to merge next year. Shanklin Medical Centre and Sandown Health Centre…

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Dog owner claims to be a victim of vigilantes

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 2, 2019

The police seizure of a reported 65 dogs from a van and house in Cowes has led to a number…

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Ventnor councillor slams Undercliff Drive re-opening

Isle of Wight Observer Aug 2, 2019

As the Undercliff saga continues, Ventnor West Councillor, Gary Peace, has slammed IW Council proposals to re-open the A3055 Undercliff…

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