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Ladies in Lavender come to the Apollo

Press Release Sep 13, 2021

By Maureen Sullivan The Apollo Theatre are starting their 49th season of plays with Ladies in Lavender, an emotionally-charged play…

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Barry’s Club started to help the bereaved

Press Release Sep 13, 2021

A new informal bereavement group is being started by a widow who would like something positive to come out of…

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Charity leader pleads for £20 UC boost to remain

Press Release Sep 12, 2021

An Island charity chief has appealed to the government: “Keeping the £20 Universal Credit increase is the single best way…

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Walk details released for IW Walking Festival

Press Release Sep 12, 2021

The long-awaited Isle of Wight Walking Festival, which runs from October 9-22, has released details of the walks on offer.…

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130-home plan unveiled for Camp Road

Press Release Sep 12, 2021

Plans have been unveiled for 130 homes on Camp Road, in Freshwater — eight years after a previous attempt for…

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Enjoy the roaring forties while meeting real lions!

Press Release Sep 11, 2021

Vectis Forties Vintage Club ~ also known as V4V – are joining forces with the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, to take…

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Superheroes are real life heroes for breast cancer

Press Release Sep 11, 2021

Deadpool turned up with a few of his superhero pals to help raised a record £820 for a fundraiser in…

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Robert Hooke route now well signposted

Press Release Sep 11, 2021

Twelve new Robert Hooke enamel information plaques around the Hooke route between Yarmouth and Freshwater have now been completed and…

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Press Release Sep 10, 2021

Twenty years on… Twenty years ago, on the morning of September 11, 2001, nineteen militant Islamist al Qaeda terrorists hijacked…

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VECTIS VIEW: Steven Holbrook – Chief Executive, Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce

Press Release Sep 10, 2021

Hello! How are you? And how have you been? That’s a friendly introduction. And it’s the kind of welcome that…

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Flagship networking event returns at last

Press Release Sep 7, 2021

Flagship networking event returns at last The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce’s flagship event for business-to-business networking is just…

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Holmsey

Press Release Sep 7, 2021

Who’d be a lorry driver these days? The sight of Christmas stock in supermarkets during September is guaranteed to make…

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VECTIS VIEW: Mark Chiverton – Isle of Wight UNISON branch secretary

Press Release Sep 7, 2021

Recent local media headlines have graphically highlighted aspects of the growing crisis in adult social care which, given the Isle…

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Volunteers needed for Sunday’s Walk the Wight

Press Release Sep 6, 2021

Mountbatten needs around 100 volunteers to ensure Sunday’s Walk the Wight can go ahead. Various roles need to be filled,…

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Isle of Wight Observer Issue 139

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