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Chillerton and Gatcombe Scarecrow Festival
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

Are you a true Isle of Wight local?

30th October, 2022 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments funny, isle of wight, iwcp

With the Isle of Wight’s long tradition of welcoming visitors, it is only a matter of time before we introduce

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Road in Ventnor
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

Having that mainland driving conversation

25th October, 2022 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp

They don’t even know they are doing it. Mainlanders just can’t help but talk about roads. If you arrive by

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Cat James walks to Big Tesco
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

Rebel Without A Course

15th July, 202226th June, 2022 Cat James 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp, right of way, sustainability, transport

In his book about animal behaviour, King Soloman’s Ring, Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz observed that when going about its business

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"City of London" by Leonard Bentley
Isle of Wight 

Welcome (back) to the Roaring Twenties

14th November, 2021 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments COVID-19

This article was first published in the Isle of Wight County Press in May 2021, just after the end of

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Newport High Street
Isle of Wight 

Why the Isle of Wight’s high streets could become the best in England

7th June, 2021 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp, planning, politics

Just under a year ago I wrote about the likely impact of COVID-19 on our high streets. American management consultancy

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Wish you were here?
Isle of Wight 

Open for business, but not for YOU?

2nd May, 2021 Cat James 0 Comments COVID-19, isle of wight, iwcp, tourism

Are there Isle of Wight natives who have yet to bob across the Solent to set foot in Hampshire? Perhaps

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Red Squirrel. Photograph by Ray eye
Invasive species Isle of Wight Red Squirrels & Grey Squirrels 

Squirrels don’t owe you anything

29th March, 2021 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp, non-native

A letter in the Isle of Wight County Press (CP 12/4/19) from Steve Shaw raised a query about the Island’s

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Simeon Street recreation ground
Coastal defence County Press articles Isle of Wight 

The great wall of Ryde

23rd February, 202123rd February, 2021 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments coastal, isle of wight, iwcp

Anybody who’s ever listened to ‘Desert Island Discs’ will surely have asked themselves what their own special recordings and luxury

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Chequers Inn Road
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

Seeing the Isle of Wight in a revolutionary way

18th December, 202016th November, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp, transport

While in St Thomas’ Square, Newport the other day I noticed en passant that Oggies fish restaurant was for sale.

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Auction poster
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

The ongoing effects of Mary Elizabeth Jolliffe

15th December, 202016th November, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments archive, iwcp

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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