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Phil Jordan, an Our Ryde candidate in the Isle of Wight council and Ryde Town Council elections, believes political parties want control of town and parish councils, but don’t want you to know about it
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Vix Lowthion thanks supporters after a positive Green Party campaign on the Island
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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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One reader shares her thoughts on the great work carried out by volunteers for John's Club.
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The South East Regional Director for the CLA says the common perception of poachers being a Claude Greengrass-type character is very far from the truth
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Parents express doubts about the Isle of Wight's school closure consultation process
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This reader has become an active campaigner over the last six months in the movement calling for action from governments to tackle the causes of climate change and believes more people need to know about the climate emergency.
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Luisa aims to set the record straight about claims on the Conservative campaign leaflets being circulated in her town.
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This readers believes the Isle of Wight TT - Diamond Races would be "an extreme threat to the safety and well being of the residents, and the many families, cyclists and walkers the Island has worked so hard to attract"
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Disgusted at the continual empty shelves in supermarkets, David Jacques says "it'is all too evident the British have totally lost the 'Blitz Spirit' of World War Two
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Wife of county councillor feels compelled to write letter in response to what she feels is an attack on her husband in a leaflet recently distributed by a Conservative candidate for the 2013 elections.
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Cllr Robertson responds to the accusation that he's playing Monopoly with planning in Newport and calls for the Cabinet to overrule the Scrutiny Committee's recommendations
