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Lanesend pupils pass on Harvest Festival products

Isle of Wight Observer Oct 20, 2025

Children and families, from Lanesend Primary School, donated a large collection of food to the IW foodbank, in Cowes, as…

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The familiar rumble of the gritters returned over the weekend as Island Roads held its annual ‘autumn parade,’ preparing the…

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The Isle of Wight’s legal community gathered, at Newport Minster on Monday, to mark the ceremonial opening of the new…

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Classic buses toured the Island as the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum hosted its annual Wightrider event. The…

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The motto of the Women’s Institute is ‘inspiring women’, and few women are more inspirational than Eva Clarke, and her…

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The Chairman of Visit Isle of Wight, Kent-based David Curtis-Brignell, has refused to answer questions about the organisation’s finances and…

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The Chairman of the IW Council, Ian Dore, rolled back the years as he took to the turntables for a…

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