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Isle of Wight Radio 6:00pm - Midnight Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight Libraries Will Return To Normal Opening Hours By Iona Stewart-Richardson From tomorrow (Monday) Isle of Wight Council libraries will appear a bit more like their old selves. Opening hours are going to be extended and there will no longer be limits on the number of people who can be in the building at any one time. Other changes will see the return of comfortable seating...

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight World Book Night: Feel-Good Short Stories Handed Out On Isle Of Wight By Iona Stewart-Richardson Lord Louis Library supervisor Jo Cooke handing books to Amy, the community hub co-ordinator at Independent Arts. Free, feel-good short stories have been handed out across the Island - thanks to the Isle of Wights Library Service. The service gave out 160 copies of  Stories to Make You Smile — described as "a seriously ent...

I PINCHED part of this title from Jerome K. Jerome but he won’t mind. Incidentally, his middle name was Klapka — not a lot of people know that. (I stole that phrase from Michael Caine, or more likely from his mimics). If I were ever invited onto Mastermind I might have to choose as my specialist subject, as I haven’t got a proper one, famous people’s middle names — William Schwenk Gilbert, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and the like. But I digress: if the sub-editor for reasons of his...

Isle of Wight Radio 3:00pm - 7:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight Council Services: Christmas And New Year Opening Hours Revealed By Oliver Dyer The Isle of Wight Council has revealed what time its services will run until over the festive period. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and government advice, the arrangements and times may vary from those usually in place over the festive season. They may also be subject to further change due t...