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Labour Party members and supporters in Newport last week pledged to do all they can to help Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign to retain his position as Labour Party leader in the forthcoming leadership election.
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Two Island Line users have submitted a 'Letter before Claim' to the Department for Transport and questions whether the DfT proposals for Island Line could amount to the thin edge of the wedge.
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The number of school fines Isle of Wight council has issued over the last four years has now been revealed under a Freedom of Information request. It adds up to quite a bit in fines.
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The Chairman of Ofsted, David Hoare, tells a conference audience that during dinner party chatter he describes Isle of Wight as "a ghetto" with "inbreeding" and a "mass of crime, drug problems, huge unemployment".
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Have a listen while enjoying the visuals. We think you'll smile.
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Vix Lowthion believes a Grammar school on the Island would increase the divide between the academic results of our schools and asks the Isle of Wight MP where he stands on the issue.
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A former war reporter filmed on the Isle of Wight for a C4 News feature about the so-called "poor, white ghetto" with a "mass of crime and drug problems" and inbreeding. You can watch it here.
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After a year-long battle to protect the future of Island Line trains, a threat of judicial review against the Department for Transport has lead to a major victory for train campaigners. OnTheWight has the detail.
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The Isle of Wight Labour Party has seen a five-fold increase in Party membership in the last year and on Wednesday, passionate Jeremy Corbyn supporters voted for him locally in the leadership campaign.
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Not satisfied with Ofsted chair, David Hoare's apology given earlier in the week, a UKIP leadership candidate questions how schools will get a fair hearing when the chair holds "such biased views”.
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Richard Jarman says he has to travel via Southampton to see his daughter in Portsmouth because of excessive ferry fares. He's calling on the Government to take action to regulate ferry fares from the Isle of Wight.
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The Homes and Communities Agency and the Hovercraft Museum have signed a deal to save the Princess Anne, one of Britain’s last remaining cross-Channel hovercraft.
