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This reader believes that the Ryde Esplanade Station's renovations overlook a simple, cost-effective solution for improving disabled and step-free access
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This reader believes that the very fact a single point of access to all our NHS records will be in the hands of a private company should be setting alarm bells ringing all over the country
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This reader believes the current Government has broken the NHS and wants to know how Bob Seely proposes to fix it
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Volunteer litter picker, Broc Silva, says he's fed up with all the litter that gets strewn around Newport in hedges and by the river, questioning why the council or police don't do anything about it
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In this Letter to the Editor, East Cowes town councillor, Karl Love, criticises ferry operator Red Funnel for their "unreliable service" and lack of progress on revised plans for the marshalling yard
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This readers raises an interesting point in relation to higher council tax for second home owners that we haven't seen discussed before
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This second home owner has been coming regularly to the Island for 40 years and says that if the council double his council tax, he and his wife (who is from Ventnor) will probably either move out or convert their home to a holiday let
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Letter: Wightlink User Group ask Bob Seely – What you are doing to improve ferry service and prices?
The Letter argues that legislating for Minimum Service Levels is unnecessary, and instead, reinvesting some of the £50 million in dividends paid out to shareholders over four years into the company could solve many issues
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This reader believes that Cllr Ian Ward’s comments - that Prince Andrew should be Duke of Edinburgh - must be challenged. Do you agree?
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This reader says the "barbaric fur trade can start or spread human pandemics, cause environmental pollution and harm native wildlife"
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Why do some dog owners leave bags of poop? It's offensive and illegal - take responsibility
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Assistant District Secretary of the National Education Union on the Isle of Wight leads striking teachers in a re-imagined version of Pete Seeger's "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" to call for education reform and address teacher retention issues
