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Fancy an all (travel) expenses paid trip to London? Read on to find out more.
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Yesterday the Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, led a 90 minute debate in Westminster Hall on the subject of Government policy on immigration.
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25 post office branches across the country, including one on the Isle of Wight, were today announced as winners of the Community Enterprise Fund competition for their outstanding proposals to support local people and businesses, and to tackle isolation amongst the elderly.
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The news announced today that the Isle of Wight has been included in the draft Assisted Area Map for 2014-2021 has been welcomed by Island campaigners.
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OnTheWight asks why the Isle of Wight MP has not put his name to an Early Day Motion opposing the proposed 11% pay rise.
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The latest figures for those claiming Job Seekers Allowance is released today
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The Local Government Finance Settlement was announced today and the picture for local government is just as bleak as was predicted.
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Members of UNISON want to know what Andrew Turner is planning to do to fight the corner of workers on the Island.
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Our reader asks Isle of Wight MP, Andrew Turner, how he can balance voting to boost his own housing benefit before then voting to take housing benefit away from the poorest in society.
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The Island’s MP Andrew Turner is encouraging Island schools to book trips to Parliament as the next Parliamentary Education Service telephone booking day approaches – Friday 10th day trips can be booked between 22nd April and 23rd July 2014.
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Cllr Whitehouse is Director of the National Obesity Awareness Week campaign and attended a launch of the event yesterday (13th January) in the Palace of Westminster.
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Representatives from the Isle of Wight Council are travelling to Westminster today to put forward the case for additional government funding.
