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Lessons in home schooling for Isle of Wight schools

Isle of Wight Observer May 12, 2020

Schools have developed home learning packs, kept timetables of lessons running virtually online and incorporated fun and engaging learning activities…

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Tributes and thanks to Mountbatten Nurses on International Nurses’ Day

Isle of Wight Observer May 11, 2020

Islanders are encouraged to join in a nationwide moment of gratitude by lighting a candle to nurses who have lost…

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One-stop mental health hub launches online

Isle of Wight Observer May 11, 2020

The site has been developed partially to provide support during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but will also be a permanent…

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Football: Cowes Sports making big plans for when new season begins

Isle of Wight Observer May 11, 2020

Cowes Sports, the highest ranked football club on the Isle of Wight, are making big plans for the new season

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Reminder to please keep your distance!

Isle of Wight Observer May 11, 2020

Island residents are being reminded to make sure they adhere to the two-metre social distancing measures

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Contact tracing app proving successful on the Island

Isle of Wight Observer May 11, 2020

Tens of thousands of Islanders have downloaded the app since it was launched to the public on Thursday

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Wessex Cancer Trust’s Daisy Bus operating as normal

Isle of Wight Observer May 11, 2020

Hovertravel and the Wessex Cancer Trust are working together to reassure patients that the Daisy Bus is still operating

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Islanders warned to steer clear of seafront cliff fall

Isle of Wight Observer May 10, 2020

People in the Shanklin area are being warned to keep away from the seafront after another cliff fall

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Body found on beach in East Cowes

Carole Dennett May 10, 2020

Can you help police identify the body found in East Cowes yesterday?

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Walking the Wight – Her Way, 100 miles along the Mountbatten wards

Carole Dennett May 9, 2020

Shout-out for Denise Kilpatrick who has walked 100 miles up and down the Mountbatten wards in her role as a…

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Braving the shave in Ryde for Mountbatten

Carole Dennett May 9, 2020

Five intrepid fundraisers 'braved the shave' in the Ryde sunshine yesterday to raise much-needed funds for Mountbatten

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The Island marks VE Day 75

Carole Dennett May 8, 2020

Community Groups from across the Island have come together, remotely, to put together a film celebrating, and commemorating, the 75th…

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Mental health support available 24/7 from NHS helpline

Carole Dennett May 8, 2020

Now important support for Islanders suffering mental health issues during the virus lockdown is available from 111 - whenever it…

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VE Day 75 – the story of a true hero

Carole Dennett May 8, 2020

Please share this post on VE Day 75 as a tribute to an Island hero.

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Island Roads helps lead the way in Covid-19 fight

Isle of Wight Observer May 8, 2020

Island Roads is putting its full support behind the NHS’s Covid-19 app

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‘Delighted but not surprised’ that the community embraced new app

Isle of Wight Observer May 8, 2020

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has hailed the Island’s ‘extremely strong’ response to the new contact tracing app and…

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