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This Island resident was quoted £143 for a single ticket to bring a small car back to the Island. He says that Wightlink need to justify their prices
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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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This reader from Carisbrooke explains what he believes is the true picture of what's happening with the NHS
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Former town planner and placemaker, Bob White, picks apart the proposed road layout changes as part of the Ryde Transport Interchange, highlighting where he sees the problems
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This reader says Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely has indicated that he will be voting in favour of the Heath and Care Bill today - here's what they believe will happen next
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This reader questions whether the closure of Undercliff Drive, which led to long vehicles having to use the narrow and windy Shute in St Lawrence, was really necessary
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This reader's letter acts as a reminder of the upcoming data grab of patients' records that could, in some situations, see it shared with third parties
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It's hard to know who is a cancer patient, organ transplant recipient, or someone vulnerable to Covid-19, so this reader asks people to continue to wear masks and social distance in certain spaces such as GP surgeries, chemists, public transport etc
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This Godshill resident says it's all well and good having a 20mph zone, but for it to be effective it needs to be policed
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Letter: Contactless payment on the Floating Bridge discriminates against those who can only use cash
This reader says that contactless payment only on the Floating Bridge discriminates against those without contactless cards or an Internet connection to buy online
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Cathy has been involved for many years with scrutinising plans for the Ryde Interchange. She's very concerned about work beginning that is based on old plans and doesn't put the pedestrian first
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Peter Shreeve from the NEU believes the scale of the Government's failure to fund what is needed for education recovery is a scar which will take generations of children and young people to heal
