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Peter Shreeve from the National Education Union says the news that 800 laptops have been given out and another 780 are due is not the whole story
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This reader shares his and his wife's experience of receiving Covid vaccinations in Freshwater last weekend
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This reader believes that much more can easily be done by the ferry companies to protect the Isle of Wight and its high percentage of older and vulnerable residents from Covid-19. He explains how here
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Here’s Matt Smith’s letter to the MP where he lays out what he thinks could be the unintended consequence of recent law changes after Brexit that would impact people with disabilities travelling across the Solent
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This letter writer believes that the ferry companies should have been asking the reason why passengers booked to travel with them, as well as what tier they were travelling from
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This reader believes that there should be new criteria for MPs before they are selected. See if you agree with his list
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This letter writer says of the Prime Minister, "Dithering is making the situation worse for schools, pupils, staff and the communities, in which they live"
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Maggie Oldham - Isle of Wight NHS Trust CEO - is urging Islanders to do their bit to help stop the spread of Covid-19, without which will see our health and social care services put under unbearable pressure
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The CEO of Isle of Wight NHS Trust shares this open letter with Island residents about the Covid-19 fight we have ahead of us
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Angela Hewitt shares a letter she's sent to the Isle of Wight MP, arguing that the cost of online protection should be met by the companies that force us to pay online
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This reader was concerned to see many cars driving on Isle of Wight roads without their headlights during today's fog
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One go-between for a supplier of PPE made £21m profit - the same value of the free school meal voucher scheme. Richard Quigley asks the MP to seek details of the companies who benefited from the VIP channel
