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Teetotal, incontinent, atheists living in the village should possibly be considering a move says one VB reader
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A VB reader shares an open letter to Cllr Pugh suggesting he (and invites all other councillors too) shadow a care worker for a day.
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Now the nights are drawing in earlier, this reader is hoping to remind drivers to light up properly when driving, especially on country roads
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Cowes businessman, Mark Board, believes the IWC Planning Committee should reject the application for Medina Village to change from ‘Industrial’ to ‘Residential’, adding that the development would "condemn the area to continued desolation for decades to come".
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This reader asks the Isle of Wight MP to state his position after a report found UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, guilty of bullying behaviour
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This reader politely and fairly challenged Bob Seely about his Covid BBQ breach (when he was an MP) and was met with a block. Should MPs be held publicly accountable for their actions?
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The NSPCC is calling on Government to invest some of the £300 million it has committed for children’s mental health services towards early support services such as Childline, as the number of young people who call about eating disorders continues to rise.
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Mr Willsher from Totland shares his views on the path the Government have taken in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic
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With the Forest Park recycling centre due to open later in the year, this reader asks some pertinent questions about how the emissions from the incinerator will be monitored and calls for more transparency.
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Journalists have asked Downing Street to correct Liz Truss’s mistakes, but instead they refer to interviews where she has got her facts right
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This reader believes something should be done by the Isle of Wight council to improve the first impression visitors have when they arrive in Ryde. He believes the trains and station are tatty and should be improved.
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