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We catch up with three of the candidates after the election results. They all reveal something of their future plans
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OnTheWight has gathered all of the candidates' election mailouts, so if you've chucked them out, or you don't have them with you, you can check the details, if you haven't already voted today.
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There's only one vote between the top two Parties in this latest of election polls. The rest of the candidates are left behind.
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Does Robby’s threat to take Bestival away from the Island bring sufficient fear into people’s minds that they might change their vote?
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Police tell OnTheWight they have received an ‘allegation of irregularities’ made against the Isle of Wight Conservative Party. The Party tell us that they haven't heard from the police.
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If you'd have asked Islanders in advance who they thought was going to come top in the poll after this week's hustings, there are not many that would have predicted this outcome.
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When recently asked who his greatest inspiration was, Isle of Wight MP hopeful Andrew Turner listed Enoch Powell, a man widely perceived as a racist.
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Very sad circumstances (witnessed and described by an OnTheWight reader) led to considerable disruption on the Portsmouth - Waterloo line yesterday. We've got a large selection of photos showing the huge crowd of commuters stuck at Waterloo last night.
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OnTheWight has a set of photos at HD resolution inside the 19th Century Palmeston fort that was the home of The Sea Devils in the 1972 Doctor Who series.
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Blink and you missed it. An amazing 5,000 50p tickets were snapped up by you all over the weekend. Did you get yours? Where are you off to?
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You might have heard people referring to the Isle of Wight's Motorway and not believed there was one. But it must be true, because according to Google Maps, it really does exist.
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There are a few pointers that Andrew Turner's latest Election Agent might have changed. We've asked, but had no reply from him.
