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Reader’s Picture of the week

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

The picture selected this week has been sent to us by Leslie Cutbush and was taken whilst patiently waiting at…

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No comment as homeless hostel plans are withdrawn

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

Controversial plans for a homeless hostel in Sandown have collapsed after the owner of the property withdrew from the sale.…

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Armed police stand off in Sandown.

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

A dramatic emergency response deployment, including armed police, resulted in the arrest of a 30-year-old man on Wednesday (April 21)…

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Joey’s lifechanging op

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

A family who set up an appeal to raise £7,000 to pay for a private operation to save their three-year-old…

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HOLMSEY: Musing on politicians

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

In 1998, the good (misguided? Ed) people of Freshwater elected me to represent them. On arrival at County Hall, I…

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Going bananas for Mountbatten

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

Chris Hayton is braving the shave and facing the wax to raise money for Mountbatten. Chris lost his beloved mother,…

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Volunteers wanted to restore lifeboat

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

The former coxswain of Bembridge RNLI is looking for volunteers to help paint one of its old lifeboats, the ‘Langham’.…

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A life growing up in Wootton.

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

A Wootton man, who wrote of his childhood memories during the 1920s, has finally had his work published as a…

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Calender on sale to support library

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

The 2022 West Wight Calendar, which directly supports Freshwater Library, is now on sale. The calendar costs £7, including delivery,…

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Sandown community rallies round after theft

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

A Sandown charity fundraiser has spoken of her ‘disbelief’ after two teenage girls stole items from a donating table she…

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Red Squirrel Property Shop Wins Award for lettings third year in a row

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

The Red Squirrel Property Shop, based in Newport’s St Thomas’ Square, have won the British Property Lettings Award for the…

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Waste plant on budget and due to open in June

Chris Cornford Apr 25, 2021

The new Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Forest Road in Newport is due to open in June, more than two…

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Princess Royal visits the IW

Chris Cornford Apr 19, 2021

Princess Anne visited the Island on Wednesday, just days after the death of her father, the Duke of Edinburgh, and…

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Karen returns to finish IW walk – a year late!

Chris Cornford Apr 19, 2021

A year after her aborted walk around the Island, Karen Penny returned in style on Tuesday via the 1925 Fastnet…

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Calling independent candidates

Chris Cornford Apr 19, 2021

If you, or someone you know, is standing as an independent candidate for the Isle of Wight Council on May…

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IW County Press puts news behind paywall

Chris Cornford Apr 19, 2021

The Isle of Wight County Press (IWCP), owned by Newsquest, publishers of 165 newspapers and on-line news outlets across the…

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