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Plans for a new skatepark and pump track moves forward with acceptance of tender. Initial designs have been released for public consultation
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Yarmouth Town Council has agreed to freeze its council tax for the second year in a row, despite rising costs. The final figure will be determined later in the year
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Now that Wightlink have explained the situation, residents and councillors have a better understanding of why reliability of service dropped to 95 per cent during August to November last year
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Trinity House plans to upgrade The Needles lighthouse with modern equipment and systems, including a new door and hazard warning emitters
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Fears of £500+ charges as sofas/chairs collected by commercial waste companies may need to go to the Mainland and get incinerated
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You can now comment on the plans to demolish the old toilet block at Compton and replace it with new modular design toilets
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The community of Yarmouth has six months to save the Yarmouth Primary School building, which was transferred to the Isle of Wight council in August 2020
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Customers of Salty's restaurant raise £8,138 for RNLI Yarmouth lifeboat station, with business owners topping it up to over £10,000
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Freshwater Independent Lifeboat hosted Santa for children in the Bay last weekend, with record attendance and donations received. It was made possible by volunteers and sponsors, and featured Leira the snow pony
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Some parts of the Military Road between Brook and Hanover Point are less than 5m away from the cliff edge
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Low Carbon UK has submitted plans for the 39-hectare Barnfield Solar Farm on Wilmingham Lane in Yarmouth, which could generate 30 megawatts of energy p.a. and power almost 10,000 homes
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Jill Cowley would love to hear your memories of Yarmouth School, which will form part of a celebration of the community
