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School closures

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

The headteachers of the three schools named in an Isle of Wight Council report for consultation over closure are members…

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LOOK BACK IN TIME: June 27th 1914

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th June 1914 carried the following report. It seems that it is not…

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Seely flip-flops ‘like a wet fish’

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has been mocked for recent comments about Boris Johnson, in which he repeatedly contradicted…

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Robertson selected as Tories’ candidate

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

Bembridge councillor and leader of the Tory group on the IW Council, Joe Robertson, has been selected to fight the…

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The Platform One College of Music is expanding its horizons by moving to provide a wider range of creative courses…

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Tragic accident claims the life of Red Funnel employee

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A fatal accident occurred outside the Red Funnel ferry terminal in Southampton, resulting in the death of an employee. The…

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HOLMSEY: Clueless over the housing crisis

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VECTIS VIEW: Isle of Wight Can Depress – Satirical observers of Island life

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

With the smell of smoke from hosting one of his infamous half-sausage BBQs still fresh in his nostrils, Bob Seely,…

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Pepperpots receive award

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

The Pepperpot Players have been given an award for dramatic excellence by the National Operatic & Dramatic Association for their…

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Festival line-up gets 55,000 revellers rockin’ in Seaclose

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They said they would entertain us – and Robbie Williams and John Giddings did just that over a sell-out weekend…

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Islanders celebrate their Wight in Bloom gardens

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

Garden competition, Wight in Bloom, has seen a 27 per cent growth in entries this year as nearly 100 individuals,…

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County Show Campaign

Press Release Jun 23, 2023

Meet the Island’s award-winning growers, bakers, brewers and producers at this year’s Royal Isle of Wight County Show, July 8…

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Isle of Wight Observer Issue 231

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