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Residents in Adgestone are confused as to why Lower Road - which they say is an important local link - has been closed by Island Roads since 7th June and work has still not started.
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There'll be live music, a disco, raffle and more on Sunday night. Join the party and have a great night out whilst helping those in need.
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This letter makes it clear there's at least one Ventnorian that feels conned by the re-opened, repainted Ventnor Winter Gardens. Where's the fancy hotel and restaurants that won the bid, they ask.
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Concerned Aunt appeals for advice from readers on how to help her teenage niece who is addicted to gaming on a large scale.
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This reader has personal experience and believes Government sanctions are driving people to consider taking their own lives.
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High quality Head teachers with strong, long-lived experience are essential if Island schools are to achieve their potential.
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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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Although all votes were won without dissent, this observer to the first Cabinet meeting of the new council found it to be far more open, friendly and helpful than those under the previous administration.
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One reader shares her situation as a single women in a three bed property, not able to exchange due to the damp conditions.
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In response to the proposed recommended changes to the Island's Music Service, an amateur Island musician shares with us her argument for keeping peripatetic music teachers, citing that poorer children wouldn't be able to afford music lessons and the quality of Island music education would drop immensely.
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One reader asks why the Ventnor Town Council is planning to spend £2k a year to pick up dog mess after those too lazy to do it themselves. They suggest it sends the wrong message and won't solve the ongoing problem.
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Teetotal, incontinent, atheists living in the village should possibly be considering a move says one VB reader
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