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Campaign launched to help keep young Islanders safe

Carole Dennett Jul 5, 2021

Providing young people with the information and support they need to keep them safe is at the heart of a…

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Good environmental practice recognised with gold award

Carole Dennett Jul 5, 2021

Environmental good practice by Island Roads has been recognised with a gold award from Green Impact, a United Nations award-winning…

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Poppy Wreath

Carole Dennett Nov 8, 2020

Seeing these poppies she thinks of a quiet corner of a foreign field, wild poppies and fragments of dark slate,…

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Carole Dennett Nov 8, 2020

You may be surprised at what the Chairman of the IW Young Conservatives has to say about the government’s response…

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MP does not deny using ‘copy and paste’ quotes

Carole Dennett Oct 31, 2020

Should the MP write his own press statements - or just 'copy and paste' from written briefings? What are your…

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A walk into the history books for Karen

Carole Dennett Oct 31, 2020

Karen Penny is a lady on a mission - to help make sure others don't suffer as her family did.

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Uzima in our hands

Carole Dennett Oct 27, 2020

By Mal Butler An Island charity has launched an emergency appeal to help save vulnerable children who attend a school…

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Carole Dennett Oct 26, 2020

Holmsey looks back at his mispent youth - do you remember warm school milk and rented tellies? What else was…

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Yarmouth Surgery to close permanently

Carole Dennett Oct 26, 2020

The announcement that Yarmouth Surgery will not reopen has been greeted with anger by local residents - who have questioned…

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Guest column by Jonathan Bacon – founder of Our Island

Carole Dennett Oct 25, 2020

Do you agree with Jonathan Bacon's views that there needs to be radical change at the IW Council?

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Fly Tipping near Lynbottom Tip

Carole Dennett Oct 25, 2020

Two separate piles of discarded rubbish were found 10m apart in the layby at the northern end of Arreton last…

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Will we be e-scooting around Island roads?

Carole Dennett Oct 25, 2020

There are pros and cons to e scooters. What do you think?

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Event to help with effects of Covid cancelled – due to Covid!

Carole Dennett Oct 11, 2020

You can still get help and advice on cutting your bills via Facebook even though this event has been cancelled

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Linked in to Sir Ian Cheshire

Carole Dennett Oct 6, 2020

This forthcoming event is bound to be popular with local businesses.

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Keeping it under wraps

Carole Dennett Oct 3, 2020

Should the council 'wash its dirty linen in public'? What do you think?

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Liam’s music blog- Solace at the Simeon Arms in Ryde

Carole Dennett Oct 3, 2020

Liam enjoyed Solace at Ryde

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