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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
Letter to the Editor
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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
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This reader, who has been a regular visitor for decades, urges Islanders to fight for 'levelling up' funding and get involved with schemes helping to improve high streets and seaside resorts
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This reader is calling for the council and the NHS to cut through the red tape and urgently work together to tackle the housing shortage for key NHS workers
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Maggie Nelmes urges others to support campaign by the Good Law Project and Marine Conservation Society to protect our rivers, waterways and beaches from untreated raw sewage. Here's how
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This reader poses an interesting question about the tonnes of metal debris, as well as space stations and satellites etc, and their possible part in global warming
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This reader is urging others to email Rishi Sunak, urging him to honour his Party’s pledges, by delivering a ban on the live export trade and urgently bringing forward consultations on ending cruel cages for sows and laying hens, and on animal welfare food labelling
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Cllr Robertson, the leader of the Conservative group of councillors, shares his criticism of the announcement by the council that the settlement for FB6 will not be made public
