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The percentage of people in very good health on the Isle of Wight increased by 0.7 percentage points, since the 2011 Census
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Leading rural body calls for small number of homes in a large number of villages to overhaul ‘broken planning system’ stifling communities
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight constabulary is one of the UK's lowest-funded police forces, so the Home Secretary was asked when we can look forward to the same levels of funding as similar areas
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The MP said, "The privatisation of Wightlink did not work and that company has been loaded up with debt by corporate sharks over the years"
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The families of over 11,000 children breathed a sigh of relief on Monday, after the House of Lords forced the Chancellor to rethink controversial plans to slash tax credits to thousands of Island families.
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Find out more about the issues affecting WASPI women on International Women's Day later this week.
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Want to know what Bob Seely MP has been speaking about most frequently in Parliament? List of his most spoken words gathered by News OnTheWight from a new tool launched by House of Commons Library
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Following the news this morning that the Government intend to sell off Victorian prisons for housing, OnTheWight got in touch with the Ministry of Justice to find out the future of the former Camp Hill prison.
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The furloughed staff are expected to be redeployed on ventilator production in the coming days and weeks
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Headteachers have called on professional associations to recommend this “quiet revolution” to members, and “to ensure no school-based employees involve themselves in inspection"
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The Westminster Hall debate got heated for a few minutes yesterday after the SNP Shadow Spokesperson, Brendan O’Hara, referred to far-right libertarian Tories whilst gesturing towards Bob Seely
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It will be of little surprise to hear that Bob Seely (Capt and Cllr) has been selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Isle of Wight Conservatives in the general election.
