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This town and parish councillor asks 'what right' the Isle of Wight council have to start inspecting public toilets pushed onto local councils to fund and maintain
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Yesterday's outburst by a member of public was driven by frustration that there was not enough time to ask questions. In this open letter to the Chairman of the IWC, Tanja Rebel is asking for time to be properly allocated to both written and oral public questions.
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Bridget was shocked to see the habitats of Ventnor's much-loved wall lizards being sprayed with herbicides this week by Island Roads
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This reader urges Islanders who have witnessed the effects cuts to the Fire Service have had to respond to the Government White Paper by Tuesday
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This reader shares her view on Wightlink wanting £15 extra when she amended her day-return ticket to an earlier crossing
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The National Education Union is asking people to sign an open letter to Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, calling on him to eradicate holiday hunger by providing Free School Meals (FSM) to all children who need them over the school holidays
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's health assessment plans are scrutinised by this reader against backdrop of austerity and unrest
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This reader believes that Rishi Sunak's Tory Conference speech overlooks UK's major crises, yet solutions through fair taxation are possible
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Phil Jordan, an Our Ryde candidate in the Isle of Wight council and Ryde Town Council elections, believes political parties want control of town and parish councils, but don’t want you to know about it
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The former curator of Ventnor Botanic Garden paid it a visit last week and has been left stunned by what he saw, slamming the current leaseholder, John Curtis, for what he labels ‘mismanagement’
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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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Debates heat up over national safety and Conservative governance
