Page 3 - Alan Marriott News Today

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Jonathan Young has died, at home, after a short illness, just days after his 71st birthday.

The publishers of the Wight Book are offering a special Christmas deal for the last remaining copies.

THE County Press has teamed up with one of the Island’s best loved independent coffee and sandwich chop chains to offer readers a great deal on drinks. French Franks, which has just refurbished its flagship shop in St Thomas’s Square, Newport, is now open for customers to eat and drink inside as well as out — at all four of its Isle of Wight branches. Starting on Friday, for the next week, anyone taking our voucher into a French Franks shop, can buy a quality Illy coffee or other ho...

The death of a loved one is one of the most poignant times in our lives For more than 100 years, Islanders have been recording the passing of their nearest and dearest in the death notices in the Isle of Wight County Press. In the past couple of decades, these announcements have also been carried on the papers website, countypress.co.uk. Now, to take into account the huge pull of social media, the County Press is offering to put your most personal messages on Facebook. A new dedicated...

As he looks back on a cherished moment, happy memories begin flooding back for Chris Senior. He may have had only one season at Darlington, but being in the right place at the right time means he has a place in Quakers folklore for life. A close-range header in the 119th minute at Wembley on May 7, 2011 gave Darlington a 1-0 win and the FA Trophy against Mansfield Town, the club’s only goal in three visits to the grand stadium. “Chris Senior, you are a hero,” said Ray Simpson’s ...

The Isle of Wight County Press, like most of you, has had a challenging 12 months - and were making some changes to our website.

Happy Good Friday! Young Isle of Wight artists have sent us some terrific pictures featuring iconic Island landmarks...with an Easter twist! Scroll through our gallery above to enjoy them! Isle of Wight County Press editor Alan Marriott judged Le Go to Carisbrooke Castle for Easter as his favourite, which means some chocolate eggs are winging their way to Imogen and Benjamin Badham. Well done both of you! Alan said: “What a wonderful set of pictures showing great creativity and s...

Happy Good Friday! Young Isle of Wight artists have sent us some terrific pictures featuring iconic Island landmarks...with an Easter twist! Scroll through our gallery above to enjoy them! Isle of Wight County Press editor Alan Marriott judged Le Go to Carisbrooke Castle for Easter as his favourite, which means some chocolate eggs are winging their way to Imogen and Benjamin Badham. Well done both of you! Alan said: “What a wonderful set of pictures showing great creativity and s...

In recent weeks, countypress.co.uk has run several stories about homeless hostels potentially being set up in Newport and Sandown. The hostility to these plans immediately became evident, with many comments suggesting the planning applications were unwelcome, with property values, crime and anti social behaviour cited as reasons the hostels (or HMOs) would not be welcome in these locations. The story was spotted by former County Press reporter Hattie Pilkington-Rowland, who now lives in ...