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Primary school performance

Carole Dennett Jan 12, 2024

Ahead of an Isle of Wight Council consultation on what action should be taken to deal with surplus places in…

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Get lost in a good book

Carole Dennett Jan 12, 2024

The Friends of Shanklin Community Library are challenging adult readers to complete their annual Reading Challenge. All you have to…

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Carole Dennett Jan 12, 2024

The Apollo Theatre, Newport, is now a National Theatre Live venue, meaning the best theatre from London and the West…

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Did MP put party before Islanders?

Carole Dennett Jan 12, 2024

With the Isle of Wight deemed a ‘dental desert’ as no dentists accept new NHS patients, Isle of Wight MP,…

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Lowest grant increase in the country for IWC

Carole Dennett Jan 12, 2024

The Isle of Wight Council has received the lowest percentage increase in government grant of any unitary authority in the…

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High Park suspended from Island football

Carole Dennett Jan 12, 2024

The manager of an Island football team has filmed an 18-minute video claiming his team has been victimised and treated…

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Minimal impact of doctors strike

Carole Dennett Jan 12, 2024

Across England, the six-day strike by junior doctors led to more than 110,000 patients having scheduled NHS care cancelled, but…

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With festive greetings to all Islanders

Carole Dennett Dec 25, 2023

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Race promoters get on their bikes

Carole Dennett Dec 25, 2023

It seems unlikely that the IW Council will see any return on the £350,000 they hoped would provide a £4…

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Bad news at Christmas for County Hall and Islanders

Carole Dennett Dec 22, 2023

There’s been little Christmas cheer at County Hall this week, following the publication of the draft Local Government Finance Settlement…

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Donated clothes help IW Alzheimer’s Café

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The second New to Me Fashion Show was held in Cowes last week. The event was organised by three local…

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Oops!

Carole Dennett Sep 1, 2023

We’ve made a tiny little boo-boo this week. We worked ever so hard on our sports pages, making them look…

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Back to business as usual at the council?

Carole Dennett Aug 26, 2023

by Carole Dennett The IW Observer reported on our front page five weeks ago (July 21) that the new leader…

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Our answer to Keanu Reeves!

Carole Dennett Aug 8, 2023

In the 1991 film, Point Break, undercover FBI agent, Johnny Utah, played by Keanu Reeves, is asked how he feels…

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Carole Dennett Aug 8, 2023

The Island’s largest garden fair returns on September 2 and 3, with a host of activities, demonstrations and displays across…

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Putting the Island first!

Carole Dennett Jul 21, 2023

One of the most common complaints heard about the Isle of Wight Council is that the various groups and political…

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