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We might be in lockdown but nature carries on. Carol and Bob from Arreton have produced a seven-minute video of a new family of ducklings in their garden. It's adorable!
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Local farmers propose building three characterful homes near Arreton Primary School to meet the need for family housing
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Although the school has lost its Outstanding rating from Ofsted, it is still deemed Good in all areas and the new head teacher is “providing a very clear knowledge of what the school needs to do to improve”.
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The Chair of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has submitted an objection to UKOG's planning application for an oil drilling well in Arreton. You can have your say on the planning Website
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Campaigners say the entire process is being left to virtual meetings and social media - "and yet will determine the future of acres of countryside at the heart of the Isle of Wight for twenty years or more"
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Bob Seely MP has set out a range of objections to the plans for oil drilling on the Isle of Wight, which he states would be entirely inappropriate for the Island. Read them in full here
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If you wish to comment on the application for exploratory oil drilling on the Isle of Wight, there is still time. Details within
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The discovery of hundreds of artefacts has enabled experts to chart a legacy of intensive farming through the Bronze and Iron ages and has also raised the likelihood that the area is also hiding an as-yet undiscovered settlement
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Concerns about what would happen if UKOG do find oil; discrepancies in planning documents; issues with water; traffic and dangerous roads were all raised at the parish council meeting
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Isle of Wight songwriter, poet and musician, Paul Armfield, shares his top five things that you shouldn't miss if you're going to Bestival 2012. This is the first part in a series of features running over the next three days.
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Phoenix Choir culminated their 2023 season with a charity concert at St George's Church, Arreton, raising funds for essential renovations
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Residents argued the development was 'totally out of character and context for the small village' but the Planning Inspector has approved both schemes that were rejected by the Isle of Wight council.
