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Apparently Ministers will be looking at the long-promised Island deal - again. They’ve promised £1m extra to IWC for 2023/24 but it’s not new money says IWC leader
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The Isle of Wight walked away empty-handed during the latest round of 'levelling up' funding from the Government. Hear the Cabinet member's response
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Isle of Wight nurse felt dismissed and patronised after encounter with Conservative Isle of Wight MP
Harry Eccles, a clinical nurse living and working on the Isle of Wight says Bob Seely told him that he knows the nurses' point of view better than him, a nurse. He said the encounter was a kick in the teeth from his own MP
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The World Economic Forum's annual meeting has been held in Davos for the last 50 years
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Wightlink have agreed to make four timetable changes based on the issues raised
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Five schools on the Isle of Wight have been provisionally selected for the government's School Rebuilding Programme, potentially representing a multi-million pound investment in education on the Island
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Bob Seely MP raised the issue of early diagnosis of skin cancer in Parliament. The campaign, known as "Zoe's Law", aims to change NHS medical practices to ensure all moles removed at private clinics are tested for melanoma
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Bob Seely now admits he has not watched the Harry and Meghan Netflix series, but wants to introduce a Private Members' Bill to strip them of their royal titles
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A number of Conservative MPs across the country have said they won't be running in the 2024 General Election
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Health officials have been urged to act now and not wait months to find a solution to the dental crisis
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If the Bill goes through Parliament, it will mean housing targets will be a ‘starting point’ with new flexibilities to reflect local circumstances
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Bob Seely praised the nurses for choosing "to continue to care for patients instead of opting for strike action". News OnTheWight has found out the majority of the nurses who voted did feel strike action is necessary over pay and patient safety
