Letters

LETTER

County Hall in Newport

Should County Hall be turned into housing and doctors' surgery?

Traffic lights on Afton Road

LETTER Here's why temporary traffic lights sometimes look surplus to requirements

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Temporary traffic lights at Afton. But why?

LETTER Why all these temporary traffic lights when no works are going on?

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Fireworks are not universally liked

LETTER Make some noise over fireworks nuisance for sake of our vulnerable creatures

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A disabled toilet sign.

LETTER Could councils please give disabled toilets urgent attention?

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The Causeway in Freshwater

LETTER Plea for people to stop putting rat poison along The Causeway in Freshwater

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East Dene in Bonchurch

LETTER This commercial development 'threatens Bonchurch history'

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Red Funnel's latest plans for East Cowes.

LETTER Will my Red Funnel terminal concerns be addressed?

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St Mary's Hospital, Newport.

LETTER Why don't GPs tell us this important piece of information?

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An Isle of Wight protest called for action over sewage in our seas.

LETTER Who should be held to account for failures over sewage infrastructure?

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Shanklin clifftop.

LETTER Doesn't the council care about what our Island looks like?

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The sunflower lanyard.

LETTER Everyone needs to know about the sunflower lanyard and its purpose

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Yarmouth Primary School on Mill Road.

LETTER Here's why we want Community Led Housing in Yarmouth

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Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely

LETTER "Here's my version of leadership" Isle of Wight MP responds to opinion column

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Letter to the editor from a frustrated mother

LETTER Frustrations of a mother chasing around for her little boy's prescription

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Wightlink's Fishbourne to Portsmouth route.

LETTER Wightlink staff member kept cool head and dignified composure in face of abuse

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Newport Road on the edge of Northwood and, inset, the proposed development.

LETTER Out of control planning is turning villages into towns

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The toilets at Sandown beach, now 50p.

LETTER "I cannot believe it is 50p to use a toilet"

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Uncertain future for women suffering domestic abuse on the Island.

LETTER "The future has become altogether bleaker for women on the Island"

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Wild areas of St Helens Green.

LETTER Our plans and hopes to help preserve the second biggest village green in the country

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Toilets at New Road in Lake

LETTER Why are women's toilets in Lake now unisex instead of the men's toilets being fixed?

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The road from Arreton leading up towards the Hare and Hounds pub.

LETTER From a visitor's view, this junction beggars belief and cyclists make it worse

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Part of St Helens Green has been left 'wild' for environmental reasons.

LETTER Unwanted long grass makes the village looks unsightly and attracts insects

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Window dressing at Hurst.

LETTER The imaginative window displays are a reason to support local and Try Hurst First!

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Ryde's new ticket office at the Interchange.

LETTER Please don't close the railway ticket office at Ryde

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Prices of Isle of Wight ferries are being questioned by a holidaymaker.

LETTER Fifty years of Isle of Wight holidays but why are the ferries so expensive?

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Isle of Wight ferries.

LETTER Future is dismal thanks to ferries (unless we get a fixed link)!

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Christmas decorations in Home Bargains, Newport.

LETTER Can't the shops wait until December to put out the Christmas decs?

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Jenny Crates feeding the swans at The Causeway in January 2020. Picture by Becca Cameron.

LETTER Swans gradually returning to the scene of fatal dog attack

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A letter about the cost of ferries.

LETTER When will something be done about the high cost of ferry fares?

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The seaside themed postbox topper, which has disappeared.

LETTER "I feel completely gutted and have decided not to make anymore"

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It's difficult to get a doctor's appointment.

LETTER Why can't we just see a doctor and get a prescription like the good old days?

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Freshwater Causeway.

LETTER Please don't let dogs off the lead at Freshwater Causeway

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A question over when cyclists should be let off the car ferries.

LETTER Why does Wightlink allow bikes off the ferries first?

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Train ticket offices are set to close

LETTER How to have your say on ticket office closures

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Ryde Pier's new walkway and the railings.

LETTER Why I share concerns over new Ryde Pier railings

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Cllr Karl Love, and Argyll House in Ryde which is closing.

LETTER Councillor slams GP surgery closure and lack of consultation

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The proposed new look Ryde Esplanade ticket office. Image: EMRC.

LETTERS Residents despair over closure of Island's train ticket offices

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The split where the Isle of Wight will have two MPs.

LETTER Having two Isle of Wight MPs could be disastrous

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Doctors can earn far more in the USA.

LETTER Will newly trained UK doctors move abroad for a better wage?

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Local journalism is accessed across many platforms

'Some local news titles may be forced to close if plans are not stopped'

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Isle of Wight road, Lake Hill, on the morning it reopened.

LETTER Please can Sandown and Lake extend its community bus service?

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A basket of vegetables.

LETTER Encouragement to buy local doesn't recognise the costs involved

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The steps to Compton Beach.

LETTER Signs needed to stop dogs causing nuisance on Compton Beach

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Am I alone in being upset at the new intended parking charges?

LETTER Am I alone in being upset at the new intended parking charges?

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The Apollo Theatre in Newport, and inset, Shakespeare.

LETTER Stop moaning, even Shakespeare plays are littered with curses!

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Mixed opinions have been aired over an Isle of Wight nudist beach.

LETTER Nudist beach is just what Sandown needs (for maximum exposure!) says councillor

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Village Shop, Brighstone.

LETTER Buy local if possible from our wonderful array of suppliers

New shelters don't have seating, just luggage racks to lean against, unless you've got long legs..

LETTER New bus station layout puts passengers second and they can't sit on the benches!

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A man was shocked by what he saw at the far end of Yaverland Beach

LETTER Holidaymaker's shock at seeing 'beach hijacked by naked people'

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Car ferries, and Michael Gove at the recent Islands Forum.

LETTER Regulation of the ferries should be pursued vigorously in the interests of the Island

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Appleford Lane, Whitwell.

LETTER Response to Isle of Wight Council's holiday home decision

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Alan Roberts' old Land Rover

LETTER Memories of beloved old Land Rover and a quest to find out what happened to it

Wightlink's Victoria of Wight.

LETTER Wightlink Multilink tickets are one way around high prices

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