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Isle of Wight planning applications: 1st November 2024

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See full planning notices and all documents by entering the reference number into the search bar on the planning portal.…

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Poppy Appeal launched on Saturday in Newport

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The Island’s Royal British Legion (RBL) launched its 2024 Poppy Appeal in St Thomas’s Square, Newport, on Saturday. The assembled…

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The Regain Charity Gala Dinner, hosted by Lord Ivar Mountbatten and Classic FM’s Alexander Armstrong, with the Duchess of Edinburgh…

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Dear Editor, With regards to your “Star Letter” (Island Soapbox, Oct 25); the writer, Avril Page, described her “belief in…

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Bembridge Sailing Club hosted the Coastguard Awards Ceremony on Monday, recognising the crucial work the coastguard does in protecting not…

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