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A regular at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice annual Santa Dash found herself on the receiving end of a welcome gift after being awarded a free family holiday.
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David Rogers from All About Catering in Cowes has been dressing up as Father Christmas and raising money for two great charities since 2015, after his best friend's life was saved by firefighters and air ambulance crew. Have you spotted him yet?
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Tony Martin's events have raised around £80,000 for Mountbatten in the last ten years.
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Delegated decision made today to cease funding five libraries and to agree to grant leases or tenancies-at-will instead
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The council's recommendation: "To transfer Ventnor Botanic Garden by inviting expressions of interest in a property disposal". A good idea?
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There are over £6,000 of cash prizes up for grabs in the 2017 Community Action Awards. Don't miss out on your chance of winning up to £1,500.
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The money is coming from the 'Isle of Wight Foundation', funded by the partners of Island Roads.
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Join the Independent Lifeboat Lotto for your chance to win up to £5,000. It costs less than a tenner a month and you'll be helping local independent lifeboat stations.
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Donate you unwanted items to the Shanklin Rotary Sale that starts next week. They will collect from your home if you given them a call.
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A new Ventnor group calling themselves Beanstalks are appealing for residents to donate their old black recycling boxes, which they will plant with flowers to transform Ventnor. Sounds fantastic.
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Hiliary Jarman was a true charity champion, not only in her work to raise funds and awareness for several vital charities, but by also taking part in pioneering research with the Huntington's Disease Association.
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An event marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Cowes independent lifeboat service and the 10th anniversary of the replacement RNLI operation took place last weekend.
