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Is it right that the Chair of the Isle of Wight Conservative Association is asking questions at Full Council without declaring her obvious connection?
Isle of Wight Opinion Pieces
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Hannah Brock send her second report from Bethlehem where she is acting as an international observer to Israeli and Palestinian activists working for peace in the area.
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How much does the Island's independence matter? Would you mind if it was run by the Hampshire authority? Mike Starke wonders if changes now being made by the council, could ultimately lead to the loss of the Island's separate county status
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In response to the proposed recommended changes to the Island's Music Service, an amateur Island musician shares with us her argument for keeping peripatetic music teachers, citing that poorer children wouldn't be able to afford music lessons and the quality of Island music education would drop immensely.
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Internationally famous soprano soloist Evelyn Tubb explains the importance of the Isle of Wight Music Service and why it should be protected.
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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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Former acting head of the Isle of Wight Music Service sends an open letter to the members of the Panel who will be making decisions on its future next week.
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You should all give yourselves a pat on the back - your comments on VB have forced council into action on Dog Mess
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Islander Hannah Brock is currently in Bethlehem acting as an international observer to Israeli and Palestinian activists working for peace in the area. She shares her first report from the region with VB readers.
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Ventnor Reading Group share their views of William B Young's The Shack
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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 Roger Mazillius managed, in less than four minutes, to insult and offend the views of all those members of the public who expressed their concerns or made positive suggestions on the future of the Island.
