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Isle of Wight Observer Issue 206

Isle of Wight Observer Dec 23, 2022

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Micha wins care award

Press Release Dec 7, 2022

A nurse, at a Wootton nursing home, has won a south-east region Great British Care Award, following a ceremony at…

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Ventnor warm spaces auction

Press Release Dec 7, 2022

An auction, to raise funds to start-up Ventnor Warm Spaces venues in January, has raised £2,500. The evening was organised…

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Brave Lis battles MS on a bicycle

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A woman suffering from Multiple Sclerosis cycled around the Island last weekend as part of a 5,000-mile expedition to raise…

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LOOK BACK IN TIME: 2nd Dec 1916

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This week we have selected two contrasting pieces from the Isle of Wight Observer published on Saturday, 2nd December 1916,…

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VECTIS VIEW: Councillor Nick Stuart – Newly elected councillor for Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet

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It’s been a full-on week, feeling the shock of winning the election by a landslide as councillor for Brighstone, Calbourne…

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HOLMSEY: Islanders know what’s right and wrong.

Press Release Dec 5, 2022

The people of Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet have spoken and it’s official, the Conservatives are on the ropes. When the…

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£2 million on mainland care

Press Release Dec 5, 2022

The financial costs of bed-blocking and a lack of Island care home places were exposed this week when the Isle…

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Isle of Wight Observer Issue 203

Isle of Wight Observer Dec 2, 2022

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Carol wins ‘IW Picture of the Year’ accolade

Press Release Nov 29, 2022

A photograph of a clematis seedhead, taken by Carol Walker, has been named the ‘All Island Picture of the Year’…

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Special baby, Ava, will be home for Christmas

Press Release Nov 29, 2022

A Totland family will be able to celebrate the greatest gift they could have wished for – their baby daughter…

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Hat-trick for the Denness clan at the Gilten Market

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Members of the Island’s farming community returned to Tapnell Farm this week for the annual Gilten Market. Despite the weather,…

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Terry wants a World Cup hit for Christmas

Press Release Nov 28, 2022

By Mal Butler A Ryde musician has written a World Cup song encapsulating Christmas as well. Liam Hodge is the…

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Student business impresses Charlie

Press Release Nov 27, 2022

An on-line subscription business started as part of a Year 10 project at Ryde School has impressed an Island businessman.…

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