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NATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERS VISIT NINE ACRES PRIMARY TO WITNESS EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
13 headteachers and senior leaders from across the country, including as far as Manchester, recently visited Nine Acres Primary School – the only primary school on the Isle of Wight to maintain ...
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MUSICAL RECOGNITION FOR RETIRED ISLE OF WIGHT HOTELIER AFTER 40-YEAR WAIT
The music of a former Sandown hotelier – 74-year-old David Cowles – has been signed up by major United States Reissuing Record Company, Light in the Attic. David first formed a song-writing ...
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SCRUTINY COMMITTEE SAYS CABINET SHOULD NOT PROCEED WITH SCHOOL CLOSURE PLANS
The Isle of Wight Council’s own Corporate Scrutiny Committee has recommended that Cabinet halt plans to shut 5 Isle of Wight primary schools – with the all important decision set to be made ...
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NEW BOAT A ‘GAME CHANGER’ FOR ELLEN MACARTHUR CANCER TRUST
More young cancer survivors will continue to receive the vital support they need following the unveiling of the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s latest addition to the fleet. Dame Ellen MacArthur ...
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LOCAL THEATRE CELEBRATED AT INAUGURAL IW AMATEUR THEATRE AWARDS EVENING
The inaugural IW Amateur Theatre Awards Evening, held at Northwood House on 14th March, was a resounding success. Representatives of all theatre groups who welcomed IW Theatre judges to their 2024 ...
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BUY LOOSE AND WASTE LESS SAYS COUNCIL THIS FOOD WASTE ACTION WEEK
Islanders are being encouraged to continue buying loose fruit and vegetables to save money by reducing food waste and avoiding plastic waste, as part of WRAP’S Food Waste Action Week (17th ...
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CHARITY ASKS ISLAND SUPPORTERS TO DIG DEEP FOR CAT WITH HORRIFIC INJURIES
A tiny kitten with crippling leg injuries was saved by an Isle of Wight cat charity – and now the team is asking supporters to dig deep to replace thousands of pounds spent on operations and care.
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‘WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING’ DECLARE BRADING RESIDENTS AS THEY MEET WITH MP OVER SCHOOL CLOSURE
Campaigners hoping to prevent the closure of Brading CE Primary School have met with Cllr Joe Robertson MP – ahead of a critical Cabinet vote on Thursday. The Member of Parliament for Isle of ...
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LOCAL OPPOSITION SEES ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL REFUSE SEAVIEW GARAGE PLANS
A proposal to replace a storage building in Seaview has been turned down by the Isle of Wight Council following local opposition. County Hall planners refused Mr and Mrs Rivlin’s plans for a ...
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PLAYOFF CHALLENGERS VICS TO TAKE ON BOTTOM SIDE VERWOOD
East Cowes Victoria take on bottom-of-the-table Verwood Town at Beatrice Avenue in the only Wessex League game on the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday). Vics are currently in 4th place, 11 ...
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ISLAND LINE TO RUN UP RYDE PIER FROM EARLY MAY – BUT AFTER 6-DAY FULL LINE CLOSURE
Island Line services will once again travel up and down the historic Ryde Pier from the start of May, but the entire line will be closed between Ryde and Shanklin for a period of 6 days beforehand ...
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VICTORIAN SOCIETY OBJECT TO PLANS TO CHANGE ALL SAINT’S CHURCH IN RYDE
Plans to remove pews from the Grade II*-listed All Saints Church in Ryde have led the Victorian Society to object in the Portsmouth Consistory Court. The Society advocates a more responsive and ...