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Isle of Wight care home to undergo £1.1m renovation • Mar. 5, 2025, 4:40 PM ET (BBC)
Long delays for Isle of Wight ferry passengers after vessel fault • Feb. 22, 2025, 3:52 AM ET (BBC)
Huge dinosaur footprint found on Isle of Wight beach • Feb. 18, 2025, 3:26 AM ET (BBC)
Isle of Wight council to cut down historic tree and replace it with ‘digital memorial’ • Feb. 15, 2025, 3:43 AM ET (The Telegraph)
New Newport homes hope to ease Isle of Wight housing crisis • Feb. 14, 2025, 4:12 AM ET (BBC)

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