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Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has urged another Prime Minister to address the Island's unfair funding settlement for local council services
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David Goodall met with Wightlink bosses last week and now shares his views on what needs to happen to improve ferry services to and from the Isle of Wight.
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The announcement that if Conservatives are voted back into government, pensioners will need to surrender the value of those homes to meet care costs could well have sent shock waves through the retired population of the Isle of Wight today.
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The ward, which has been held by the Conservatives since 2011, switched to LibDem after Nick Stuart gained more than half of all votes cast
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The Labour Party candidate for the general election believes the "Liberal Democrats are no longer a credible opposition to the Conservatives on the Island and are in meltdown, nationally and on the Island".
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“Spades will be hitting the ground,” for a new Isle of Wight hospital claimed Fareham’s Conservative candidate, live on TV this lunchtime. Reaction of the IW Conservatives has been less definitive
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A bunch of Ryde residents, under the mentoring and support of two councillors, have formed a group called Our Ryde and are standing as candidates in the upcoming election
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The East Wight Primary initiative is encouraging voters to come together and choose the candidate most likely to beat the Conservative candidate at the next election
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Island Labour say the 'Riverside Quarter' plans from the Conservatives are "another knee jerk reaction"
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The Present of the CLA says the Government needs to earn the trust of rural communities by guarantee that UK farmers will not be undercut by cheap imports produced to lower standards
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The Independent Labour and Independent Green cllrs say that with the Conservative candidate being elected in the by-election with just 36% of votes (whilst Labour and Green vote combined was 45%) it's time for left of centre parties to work together
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Vandalism of the Vote Labour signs is just the tip of it. The Chair of the local Party says they have seen an "unprecedented level of abuse both online and on the streets"
