COLUMN Seeing off the summer in style with long-held Island tradition
Many cultures have traditions to mark the end of summer and Matthew Chatfield looks at the Isle of Wight's.
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Chain stores, congestion and graffiti are mainland features you can keep!
This column by Matthew Chatfield is in response to an epistle from an irate mainlander on holiday on the Isle of Wight.
COLUMN No Mow May needs Rake Up June to follow afterwards!
This column by Matthew Chatfield is about No Mow May which encourages people to let grass and wildflowers grow for a month.
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Rules around walking on the Island's many private beaches
This column by Matthew Chatfield explores the rules around walking on private beaches.
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Is it time to let go as nature takes hold?
Columnist Matthew Chatfield on the ever changing vista of the Isle of Wight.
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Wishing a fond farewell to the AONB (with a snigger as an aside)
This column is about the changing of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty into the Isle of Wight National Landscape.
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Are Police and Crime Commissioners a good solution or a costly problem?
This opinion column looks at the effectiveness of Police and Crime Commissioners
Monkton Village Artists hold first exhibition in Ryde space
In Ryde's Nelson Street, the space known as The Depozitary, managed by Monkon Arts, is now also called Montage.
'My dream was to become a private chef'
He was in Channel Four's Come Dine With Me and now you can try his food.
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Is the idea of a new Island designation just an empty exercise?
This column by Matthew Chatfield explores the reality of trying to get a special Island designation for the Isle of Wight
