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The NSPCC helpline saw a steep rise in contacts from people worried about parents misusing drink or drugs in the months following the start of the pandemic and want to remind children and young people that help is at hand
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Call from CEO of Age UK Isle of Wight for Bob Seely and the Prime Minister to take action to protect our older residents from the energy crisis
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This reader asks whether the Met Police are colluding with the Prime Minister?
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This resident from The Shute in Newchurch says residents are held hostage to reckless and inconsiderate drivers and accuses the Police, Isle of Wight and the local council of ineptitude
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Maggie Nelmes sets out what you can do this week to help the Save Our NHS cause, with links to campaigns that are trying to make a difference
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This News OnTheWight reader shares an Open Letter to Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely, demonstrating against the Prime Minister's behaviour and the Downing Street parties
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Mother and daughter have become frustrated at being unable to book a second dose Covid-19 vaccination on the Isle of Wight, despite being asked to
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Maggie Nelmes sets out four Government Bills that are being pushed through Parliament in six months that she believes undermine a number of our democratic rights
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In his response to Cllr Robertson, the deputy leader explains that the Ministry of Justice still own the land and so the Alliance are focusing efforts on sites where they can bring forward housing for those in need as swiftly as possible
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Leader of the Isle of Wight Conservative councillors is calling on the Alliance Group to reconsider putting Camp Hill back on the agenda for much-needed housing
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This reader says the video from 10 Downing Street "displayed a pervasive culture that is rotten to the core at the heart of UK government"
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Peter Shreeve says the Government needs to communicate better and do much more to protect school children, staff and the country at large
