Should a private kiss be public property?
There have been many four-letter words used to describe Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ministers. ‘Tory’ is the most
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Author: Cat James
Reciprocal living with our finned, furred and feathered friends
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
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Are you getting charged up about electric scooters?
The unacceptable killing of George Floyd sparked the #BlackLivesMatter protest movement across the world. The call for nations to respect
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Navigating lockdown doldrums on a sea of nostalgia
To while away the latest interminable lockdown, I’ve been playing an unusual game of Tetris. Remember that computer solitaire, all
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2020 Bingo: Cher’s Elephant, Hitler’s Reptile and the Chinese Duck Army
What a rollercoaster ride last year was. Or might have been, if we were actually allowed to visit a funfair.
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Open for business, but not for YOU?
Are there Isle of Wight natives who have yet to bob across the Solent to set foot in Hampshire? Perhaps
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Be the change you want to see
The schoolgirl sits quietly at the back of the high-performance yacht. Her stillness contrasts with the perpetual motion of the
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Seeing the Isle of Wight in a revolutionary way
While in St Thomas’ Square, Newport the other day I noticed en passant that Oggies fish restaurant was for sale.
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The ongoing effects of Mary Elizabeth Jolliffe
For reasons I probably don’t need to expand upon, I’ve recently spent a lot of time staring at my own
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Will you be a masked superhero?
It’s thirty years since the liberation of Romanian orphanages. In 1990, the world looked on in horror, disbelief and sorrow
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