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A traditional skill on display at Quarr

Press Release Jan 30, 2023

A fascinating exhibition at Quarr Abbey starts with the timeline of the first book in around 3000BC, right up to…

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Aspire pays tribute to loved friend, Ady

Press Release Jan 30, 2023

Aspire, Ryde, has paid tribute to its friend and team member, Ady Hodgkinson, who has passed away. A spokesman said:…

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Cabinet Connection: Lora Peacey-Wilcox Leader of the Isle of Wight Council

Press Release Jan 30, 2023

News about the council may have seemed a little thin on the ground in recent months. In part this is…

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Is the Island levelling up or levelling down?

Press Release Jan 29, 2023

Information giant, Bloomberg UK, introduced a Levelling Up score-card in May 2022, which tracks whether constituencies have been closing the…

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Could IW devolution stop hunger games?

Press Release Jan 29, 2023

The Vectis Party is calling for the Island to reassess its relationship with the government after the Island missed out…

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Senior police officers try to allay concerns over Freshwater youth

Press Release Jan 29, 2023

The Freshwater community was again out in force on Monday evening for a second meeting in eight days to discuss…

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Dave will keep busy after 42 years at Yarmouth Harbour

Press Release Jan 29, 2023

The maintenance manager of Yarmouth Harbour retired on Friday after 42 years with the company. Dave Rice, of Freshwater Bay,…

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The forgotten million has been paid

Press Release Jan 28, 2023

One million pounds promised to the Isle of Wight Council early last year, was finally paid in December after the…

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VECTIS VIEW: Paul Savill, chief officer of Citizens Advice IW

Press Release Jan 28, 2023

I have lived and worked on the Island most of my life and now I’m the chief officer for Citizens’…

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Accusations fly over IW housing numbers

Press Release Jan 28, 2023

A political squabble has broken out over housing numbers after the IW Council’s Conservative councillor group released a new ‘plan’…

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Lee and Justine celebrate five years in their business

Press Release Jan 28, 2023

A husband-and-wife team is celebrating five years at the helm of a cleaning and maintenance business this month. Lee Sheppard,…

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Press Release Jan 28, 2023

This week we’ve got an advertisement for you from the Isle of Wight Observer of 28th January 1888. The Horniman’s…

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Popular farm café and shop are even more welcoming

Press Release Jan 28, 2023

The ever-popular Bluebell Café and Briddlesford Farm Shop reopened on Monday, after closing for redecoration and refurbishment, and now has…

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Enquiries continue into fatal Newport accident

Press Release Jan 27, 2023

Police closed Newport’s High Street last Friday afternoon to recreate the scene of the fatal collision between a lorry and…

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IW Classic Tractor run’s charity cheque handover

Press Release Jan 27, 2023

A cheque for £850 raised from December’s Isle of Wight Classic Tractor run has been presented to the Friends of…

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Ensemble cast tackles gripping WWI play

Press Release Jan 27, 2023

A powerful adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful is coming to the Apollo Theatre this February. The author, best known…

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