Isle of Wight News
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It's great to see Isle of Wight potter, Sue Paraskeva, featured in the Wall Street Journal today. Keep up the great work.
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Legendary athlete Paula Radcliffe today met inspirational women who are taking part in this year’s Morrisons Great South Run, including Gemma Blamire, Sophie Rolf's mum.
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It may have been wet and grey yesterday, but by the evening thousands had turned out to line the streets of Ryde and encounter a spectacular sporting event.
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The town council say there’s plenty of scope to increase the capacity of the four car parks and any income above the pre-agreed level will go to support other community services.
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The Isle of Wight Council plans to enter into a new private sector investment partnership to "maximise the benefits of its property holdings in terms of revenue savings and income and capital value".
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Council Executive agree to vary the terms of the ASDA lease, but say that if it's not completed by 1st September they'll take legal action against ASDA for breach of contract.
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New ferry with 1,000 passenger capacity; Dual deck un/loading on it and St Clare; Hourly service and more.
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While Island Roads are collecting all of the things the PFI contract tells them they have to - rubbish from street bins, grass cutting, etc - they're flatly refusing to pay to get rid of it. We've got the detail.
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The judge said this man represented "the nightmare of every mother of a teenage girl". Now locked up for over three years, he'll be subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order on release.
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It's a real coup for the Isle of Wight to have the Pearl Izumi Tour Series cycling race start in Ryde tomorrow (Thursday). It should be a really exciting event to watch happening on our doorsteps.
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Latest figures are out for those claiming Job Seekers Allowance on the Isle of Wight