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28, June 2021·1 min read

Letter: Contactless payment on the Floating Bridge discriminates against those who can only use cash

This reader says that contactless payment only on the Floating Bridge discriminates against those without contactless cards or an Internet connection to buy online

mini campervan with holiday bags by Nubia Navarro

8, January 2021·1 min read

Letter: If ferry companies are going to accept subsidies they should have turned away non-essential travellers

This letter writer believes that the ferry companies should have been asking the reason why passengers booked to travel with them, as well as what tier they were travelling from

19, July 2020·1 min read

Letter: Re-scheduled roadworks could be final nail in the coffin for our village’s shops (update)

A small business owner on Godshill says they're devastated that having made it through lockdown and starting to try and build back some trade, they will now have to deal with disruptive roadworks

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24, June 2020·2 min read

Letter: Assume everyone is someone who could die from Covid-19

As lockdown measures are 'eased', this reader with a serious health condition believes that thoughtlessness through not properly social distancing could kill now more than ever

Environmentalists painted No oil wells on the Wight on the Ventnor Paddling Pool

22, June 2020·1 min read

See: Oil rigs and barrels with skeletons placed on Ventnor’s miniature Isle of Wight

Campaigners have placed models of oil rigs and barrels, with skeletons scattered around on Ventnor’s mini Isle of Wight to draw attention to their campaign

9, June 2020·1 min read

Letter: Did Bob Seely report Seaview barbecuers to Police for breaching lockdown rules?

This reader asks whether Bob Seely reported Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott for being at someone else's house during lockdown

31, May 2020·5 min read

Vaccines. An exploration of Social Media claims of what they do and don’t contain

Richard has been concerned at posts on Social Media about some of the claimed ingredients of vaccines. Here he explores some of them, laying out his findings

4, May 2020·2 min read

Letter: Concerns Coronavirus Contact Tracing App could bring false sense of confidence

This reader shares a Letter sent to Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, in which explains his concerns about the prospect of a contact tracking App being launched on the Island

5, April 2020·1 min read

Letter: Please think about your neighbours with respiratory problems before lighting your bonfires or BBQs

This reader asks Islanders to be aware of the harm they might be causing to those with respiratory problems by lighting bonfires

22, March 2020·3 min read

How to help neighbours during Coronavirus outbreak: A guide

If you want to help your neighbours who may not be able to get out during the Coronavirus outbreak, here's some helpful advice on setting up a neighbourhood help group

Women washing hands in white sink good suds

16, March 2020·1 min read

In light of Coronavirus outbreak, helpful advice on ‘how everyone can to do their part’

This advice from a reader (who we know that does thorough research) could be helpful if you are finding it hard to convince friends of the seriousness of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak

9, March 2020·1 min read

Letter: Could retaining wall collapse be related to large number of trees being removed?

This reader raises a theory that the large number of trees removed from a site in Ventnor could have had a knock-on effect on Belgrave Road

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