LUNG CANCER: COVID’S HIDDEN VICTIM – ISLANDERS URGED TO SEE THEIR GP
Wessex Cancer Alliance is urging people to go to their GP if they have any concerns about their health which may be signs of cancer. We all know that the current coronavirus pandemic has been destructive beyond measure, to human...
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WHITE-TAILED EAGLE RETURNS HOME AFTER 3,000 MILE JOURNEY ACROSS THE COUNTRY
A white-tailed eagle has returned to the Isle of Wight after a staggering 3,047-mile journey as far north as the Yorkshire Moors. G3-93 was released into the wild at Bouldnor in the Summer of 2019 and has spent the past...
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4 ISLAND CHARITIES RECEIVE NEW YEAR CASH BOOST FROM WIGHTAID
Whippingham Community Association, Suicide Prevention and Intervention Isle of Wight, the Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership and Girlguiding Isle of Wight have received a share of nearly £7,000 in the first tranche of funding allocated by WightAid in 2021....
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GREENS CLAIM ‘UNDESIRABLE PLANNING’ WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ROBUST STRATEGY IS IN PLACE
Parish Councillor Joe Lever has objected to the planned development of housing in Gunville and has called for a suitable and robust Island Planning Strategy. Joe, who is the Green Party candidate for Carisbrooke and Gunville in the May's local...
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WESTMINSTER GIVES EXTRA FUNDING PROMISE FOR NEW SOCIAL HOUSING ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Starting this year, housing associations on the Isle of Wight will have access to new government funding. The Social Housing Grant is expected to help fund new homes that will be available at lower rent levels. A campaign by the...
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SOUTHERN VECTIS IN FUNDRAISING DRIVE FOR ISLE OF WIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE
Southern Vectis has been throwing its support behind its official good cause - Isle of Wight Search & Rescue (WightSAR). The bus operator has been raising funds to help the charity provide vital services to people living across the Island...
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COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN NEWPORT AND CARISBROOKE
'It's all right for some' will no doubt be heard in communities across the Isle of Wight as Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) has unanimously agreed to LOWER the council tax precept for households in Newport and Carisbrooke. The...
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BURST WATER MAIN LEAVES GUNVILLE RESIDENTS WITHOUT SUPPLY
Properties in the Gunville area of Carisbrooke are without water supply tonight (Tuesday) due to a burst main in the area. Southern Water say they have a team on site repairing the burst and that water supply should return to...
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“THE ISLAND IS NOT OPEN FOR VISITORS” SAYS COUNCIL AHEAD OF FEBRUARY HALF TERM
The Isle of Wight Council is reminding everyone that the Island is not open for visitors this February half-term due to coronavirus lockdown measures. Being half-term, many people would normally be thinking about what they can do. However, the Government...
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CHILD RAPIST’S SENTENCE WILL NOT BE REFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL
Convicted rapist Graham Medway will not have his sentence referred to the Court of Appeal, it has been confirmed. 62-year-old Monster Medway orally raped a 3-year-old girl at Fort Victoria Country Park in August 2020. He admitted the sickening assault...
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