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  Levelling Up Minister, Jacob Young, visited the Isle of Wight yesterday (Thursday) to learn more about how government investment will be used across the Island.

• HRH The Princess Royal Meets East Wight Primary School Children Learning To Sail In Seaview

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• Maritime Units Heading For Isle Of Wight Armed Forces Day

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• Funding Boost For Council Chairman's Chosen Charity

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• Medina Way Works In Place This Sunday

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• Islander Georgie To Star On BBC1's Great British Sewing Bee

  A former Isle of Wight Radio DJ, designer and Ryde Town Councillor is set to feature as one of the contestants on a popular BBC television show.

• Labour's West Wight Candidate Outlines Island Plan

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• Scam Warnings Issued For Isle Of Wight

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• Islanders Invited To Take Part In Charity Fire Walk For St Catherine’s

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• New Company To Bid For Digital Radio Licence On The Isle Of Wight

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  Police have been responding to reports of anti-social behaviour involving electric motorbikes in the Puckpool area.

• New Records Set Following ‘Extraordinary’ Walk The Wight

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• Islanders Urged To Make Sure They're 'Emergency Ready'

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