Isle of Wight Opinion Pieces
OnTheWight is run on journalistic principles of honesty, transparency and balance. Every so often, there will be a subject or issue that the editors or contributors wish to share that reflects their personal opinion.
These Isle of Wight opinion pieces will be clearly marked as such. We believe their inclusion adds to the diversity of content available to readers.
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Kurt finds purchasing a picnic can be hazardous to your sanity
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Nicholas gets to drive the Fiat 500 TwinAir, calling it a lot of fun
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It's Fibromyalgia Awareness Week and International Pain Awareness Month, so felt like the right time to share my personal story of living with this hidden, but debilitating and challenging condition. I hope it will raise general awareness and help others come to terms with their own diagnoses.
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Neil Gostling has set up a wonderful Group on Facebook - run by academics and nature enthusiasts - where you can post photos of things you've seen in the natural world and someone will be able to tell you what it is and more
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We called 101 and it didn't identify that we were on the Isle of Wight. With this in mind, is the council's decision to move Fire Control to Surrey really what's best for the Island?
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The first walk was both informative and relaxing. A real treat.
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Five years on Twitter and reporting live from council meeting; 4 years since VB Presents ... ; and we've now passed 60,000 readers comments - quite a week for anniversaries for VB
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Cllr Lumley described the meeting as 'a shambles' last night, after discussions went round and round in circles.