The great wall of Ryde
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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County Press articles
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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There’ll be no bunting for VCV Day
I write this on the seventy-fifth anniversary of VE Day, when we came together to commemorate victory in Europe. Across
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Wake up people, this is not a drill
It’s hard to type while I’m holding my head in my hands, but I’ll have a go. This isn’t a
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These could be the sounds of the suburbs
Despite that heart-felt promise declared in his three little words, our Prime Minister has yet to Get Brexit Done. We’re
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Teaching an old Cat new tricks
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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We’re witnessing a new clear arms race
As summer retreats, across the land eager faces count down the days. Have you been naughty? Or have you been
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