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Bye bye JJ

Chris Cornford Jun 6, 2021

The controversial Jay Jasarundara, known as JJ, originally paid over £180,000 a year to negotiate the Island’s road PFI contract,…

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Readers picture of the week

Chris Cornford May 23, 2021

The lovely image chosen this week was taken by Susan Linstead whilst on her way home through Freshwater. The leading…

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Chris Cornford May 23, 2021

Tributes have been paid to Arthur Downer, a long-term volunteer, committee member and supporter of Newport Football Club, following his…

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‘Inside The Industry’ talk for Platform One students

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Platform One music students will end the year on a high, with the opportunity to meet the musical director and…

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Old specs get a new lease of life

Chris Cornford May 23, 2021

Ryde Lions Club have delivered an astonishing 2,380 pairs of spectacles destined for Africa to Chichester Lions Club. It has…

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An Island school is fundraising after its team qualified for the Dance Live! World Championships – dancing’s equivalent of The…

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Donations are being sought to help purchase life-saving equipment for Bonchurch. It is hoped that enough funds can be raised…

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Islanders, worried about the great Cadbury ’99 shortage, can breath a sigh of relief – for the moment anyway. Gary…

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Chris Cornford May 17, 2021

Town and parish councils across the Island, and across the country, are celebrating the success of a campaign to remove…

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Chris Cornford May 17, 2021

It will surely be a case of ‘third time lucky’ for Trinity Theatre, Cowes, when it is finally able to…

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Chris Cornford May 17, 2021

Police have put out an appeal to find a heartless thief who stole jewellery from a dying woman. Sharon Humby…

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Chris Cornford May 17, 2021

A Sandown businessman claims Saturday’s Ocean Hotel fire could have been prevented, if police had acted on his warnings. Gamal…

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Chris Cornford May 17, 2021

A line of cattle stampeded across Brown’s Golf Course on Monday (May 10) as they bid to make a great…

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End of the line for Ocean Hotel

Chris Cornford May 17, 2021

The Ocean Hotel is set to be turned into a residential and commercial complex following the devastating fire which destroyed…

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