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The Isle of Wight Council is calling on businesses to join the Kickstart Scheme to create job opportunities for young people struggling to get a foothold on the jobs market.

New government housing targets —  which would see an extra 1,045 homes expected to be built each year on the Island — are being challenged by the Isle of Wight Council.

Plans to build new homes on greenfield land at Newport Harbour have been reconsidered by the Isle of Wight Council.

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The Museum of Island History is set to re-open later this week.

An online form will soon be available for eligible Island residents to apply for a government payment of £500 if they have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace and told to self-isolate.

As work on Newport's St Mary's junction enters its final phases, the project looks set to be completed on schedule.

The Island's libraries are now all reopened for readers to visit and browse.

Libraries Week, an annual celebration of Britain's public libraries, takes place from 5 to 10 October and libraries will be open for borrowing and returning books, or using the free computers.

Suggested changes to public space protection have met with approval from the public, according to papers released by the Isle of Wight Council today.  

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