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Cancelling out the trolls

5th December, 202014th November, 2021 Cat James 0 Comments iwcp

There are many indicators of the passage of time among us humans. Men may grow more luxuriant hair on their

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Bangle
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

Teaching an old Cat new tricks

28th November, 202016th November, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments iwcp, training

Last weekend I did a spot of majiggering. No, it’s not a rustic two-step of the type performed by hanky-wafting

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IW Bus Museum
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

The best things in Wight are free

16th November, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp

I love a bargain. Now that car boot sale season has started up again I can be found hunched over

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Brent geese at Ryde, October 2016
Birds County Press articles Isle of Wight Protected species Videos 

Goose Island

10th November, 202010th November, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments

Yesterday I was hurrying up Ryde Pier towards the ferry. My usual dash for the ticket office came to a

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Wight Gold
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

Tune your telly to ‘Wight Gold’

15th October, 202011th October, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments funny, isle of wight, iwcp

These days we hoover up TV programmes via satellite boxes, on our smartphones, or at our convenience with an on-demand

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Isle of Wight County Press 1979
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

Monty Python’s Life of Wight

5th October, 20205th October, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp

On my commute to Newport the other day I had plenty of time for contemplation, sitting in stationary traffic. With

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Cat James and Matthew CCat James and Matthew Chatfield scrutinising fliesHatfield scrutinising flies
County Press articles Hedges and hedgelaying Isle of Wight 

If you plant it, they will come

22nd September, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments invertebrates, isle of wight, iwcp

We can all pinpoint a moment when our lives would never be the same again. Perhaps the birth of a

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Sandown Christmas market
County Press articles Isle of Wight Roads and transport 

When Sandown (briefly) became the city of the future

22nd September, 202022nd September, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments isle of wight, iwcp, pedestrianisation, roads

What have Ridley Scott’s neo-noir thriller Blade Runner and a hand-knitted tea cosy got in common? That’s right! Pedestrianisation! Watching

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Cat and her 'Helmet' bus
County Press articles Isle of Wight 

An invitation to rummage through my dusty archive

22nd September, 2020 Cat James 0 Comments archive, design, isle of wight, iwcp

Another year has popped up its shiny head, prompting folk to wield that metaphorical new broom and make promises to

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Unfenced cliff at West high Down
Health and Safety Isle of Wight Legal matters National Trust 

A fence against common sense

6th September, 20206th September, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments coastal, isle of wight

It is a sad fact that every now and again on our beautiful Island people die when they fall from

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