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Enhanced educational support coming to Isle of Wight for children with special needs
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Last week OnTheWight interviewed Dave Stewart about the potential for the Isle of Wight being first UK area to have large-scale Coronavirus Test and Trace. Last night The Telegraph claimed they’d seen an NHS document confirming it.
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Isle of Wight politicians share their views on the introduction of the Coronavirus Contact Tracing App
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The Green Party's national education spokesperson believes we should return to a post-18 education system which values hard-work and achievement and is based on merit – not your ability to pay. The Labour spokesperson says this is cost-cutting “disguised as genuine consultation”.
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The MP and the Police and Crime Commissioner are concerned about a rise in the number of electively home-educated pupils on the Isle of Wight
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Plans include securing more modern rolling stock, a half-hourly service, station improvements and better promotion of the route.
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‘I don’t support proroguing Parliament’ Bob Seely Tweeted in July - then deleted it. In August he became a supporter of prorogation. OnTheWight asked him what has changed his mind.
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The LibDems say that 3,000 Isle of Wight school kids will be hit by the Conservative manifesto pledge to cut currently-free school lunches, stating each child's family would need to find £480/year to pay for their lunches.
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Bob Seely saying he’d received assurances on IW funding before voting to support Boris Johnson was subject of a Commons row yesterday, with the toned-down accusation being it looked ‘awfully dodgy’ after Seely challenged it
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Bob Seely said he would contact other MPs and Ministers to talk about events, hospitality in general and festivals to see what can be done
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Conservative Isle of Wight MP, Robert Seely, made his views known yesterday - to a mixed response - and this Saturday Islanders For Europe and The Labour Party are planning protests in Newport.
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Isle of Wight's Barnfield Solar Farm proposal divides opinion; decision expected tomorrow
