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This reader shares their concerns about Islanders struggling to meet the cost of living rises, the issues they face with unreachable housing costs and why they believe the Government should help
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This reader says he and his wife were appalled at the standard of working of two operatives on quad bikes spraying pavements and gutters with weed killer
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In the light of more Isle of Wight schools looking to become academies, Peter Shreeve shares some facts about whether they are effective at improving educational outcomes
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Open letter to the CEO of Isle of Wight NHS Trust explains why this reader believes there is still a need for face coverings at the hospital to protect the clinically extremely vulnerable immunosuppressed patients
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Cllr Garratt has offered to walk the Conservative councillors around the area so they can see the impact their proposals would have on green fields and environmentally important site in the forest
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Cllr Richard Quigley says he believes Bob Seely has single handedly killed the Island deal this week during his justification for why he voted in favour of Boris Johnson
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The Vice-Chair of the Isle of Wight Green Party shares his thoughts on the Island MP's decision to support Boris Johnson in a confidence vote
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Labour councillor, Richard Quigley, shares his response to Bob Seely's statement about why he voted to keep Boris Johnson in power
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This reader urges others to sign the petition to urge the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster to agree to discuss rewildling some of their vast landholdings to help tackle the climate crisis and nature’s decline
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Labour councillor, Richard Quigley, said he would be holding the cabinet member Debbie Andre to account over the unnecessary stress caused to families this week with the withdrawal of the food voucher scheme
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This reader explains why he feels it's 'frankly more than a bit rich' for Jeremy Hunt to talk about mistakes being "repeated [in the NHS] time and again"
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This reader calls on others to support pressure being put on the UK Government to free Julian Assange and not extradite him to the US
