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Monday, Jun 17

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FRESHWATER HOTEL RE-OPENING DRAWS NEAR

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The Albion Hotel in Freshwater Bay is due to open within weeks and IWW candidate Bob Seely dropped by to check on progress.

Wednesday, Jun 12

14

BOB SEELY WELCOMES PROGRESS ON NEW SPORTS GROUND

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Bob Seely has welcomed news that plans for a new Newport Football Club stadium - and also the new retail park that will finance it - are moving forward.

Tuesday, Jun 11

CONSERVATIVES MAKE MANIFESTO COMMITMENT TO ISLE OF WIGHT FERRIES REVIEW

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Bob Seely has secured a manifesto commitment from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for a review of the Solent ferries.

Monday, Jun 10

18

BOB SEELY THANKS D-DAY EVENT ORGANISERS AND ATTENDEES

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Local champion Bob Seely has thanked the organisers and all those who attended the D-Day events across the Isle of Wight.

BOB SEELY WELCOMES PLAN FOR 8,000 EXTRA POLICE

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Conservative parliamentary candidate for Isle of Wight West, Bob Seely, has welcomed a plan from his party to put even more police on the streets.

Wednesday, Jun 5

13

BOB SEELY WELCOMES PLAN TO CAP MIGRATION

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Bob Seely has welcomed Rishi Sunak’s plan for a legally binding cap on immigration to bring numbers down to much lower levels.

Monday, Jun 3

16

BOB SEELY HIGHLIGHTS RED FUNNEL’S FAILINGS

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As part of his continuing campaign for better ferry services, Bob Seely has produced evidence which shows that, over the last 26 years, Red Funnel services have become less frequent, slower and more expensive.

Saturday, May 25

10

BOB SEELY SAYS WIGHTLINK APOLOGY NOT GOOD ENOUGH

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Bob Seely MP said: "Wightlink's apology is welcome but frankly not good enough, given their increasingly poor record of reliability.

BOB SEELY PRESENTS FERRIES BILL IN PARLIAMENT

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Today, Bob Seely MP presented the Solent Ferry Regulator Bill to Parliament, making it the last Bill to be presented before the general election.

Wednesday, May 22

15

BOB SEELY RECEIVES ASSURANCE THAT EAST COWES WILL NOT LOSE ITS FIRE STATION

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MP Bob Seely has received confirmation that East Cowes will not lose its fire station.

Monday, May 20

BOB SEELY ENCOURAGING NEW FERRY SERVICES TO JOIN THE CROSS-SOLENT MARKET

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MP Bob Seely is encouraging new ferry services to start competing with the two big cross-Solent ferry firms – Red Funnel and Wightlink.

Thursday, May 16

BOB SEELY BRINGS LEVELLING UP MINISTER TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT

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Levelling Up Minister, Jacob Young, visited the Isle of Wight today (Thursday 16 May) to learn more about how government investment is spreading wealth and opportunities across the Isle of Wight.

Monday, May 13

BOB SEELY NOMINATES PIONEERING NHS STAFF FOR PARLIAMENTARY AWARDS

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Four initiatives that use innovation to improve patient care have been nominated for a national award by the Island’s MP, Bob Seely.

Wednesday, May 8

BOB SEELY OUTLINES CASE FOR FERRIES INQUIRY

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Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has complained about Wightlink and Red Funnel services to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP.

Friday, May 3

BOB SEELY SUPPORTS BID TO RESTORE EAST COWES TOWN HALL

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MP Bob Seely has backed a bid from East Cowes Town Council to restore its much-loved Town Hall.

Wednesday, May 1

BOB SEELY WELCOMES PLANS TO TACKLE ILLEGAL PET SMUGGLING

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MP Bob Seely has welcomed a move by the government to back legislation that will close existing legal loopholes exploited by immoral breeders and traders to illegally smuggle pets into the UK.

Monday, Apr 29

BOB SEELY PUSHES FORWARD WITH CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER FERRY SERVICES

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As part of his campaign for better ferry services, Island MP Bob Seely has written to Wightlink to ask a series of questions.

Tuesday, Apr 23

10

BOB SEELY URGES GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER IW SHIPBUILDERS TO BUILD NEW BORDER FORCE VESSELS

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MP Bob Seely has urged the government to consider Isle of Wight shipbuilders when it replaces its fleet of border patrol vessels, or ‘cutters’ from March 2026.

Wednesday, Apr 17

13

BOB SEELY SUPPORTS CHARITY STRIVING FOR BETTER PROTECTION FOR RED SQUIRRELS

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MP Bob Seely is supporting Island charity – Wight Squirrel Project – with a campaign to prevent red squirrels from falling victim to poison.

Monday, Apr 15

10

BOB SEELY CONSIDERING JOINT EMERGENCY SERVICE OFFICERS FOR IW

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MP Bob Seely is looking at ways to improve partnership working between the three blue light services on the Isle of Wight – Police, Ambulance and Fire and Rescue – to ensure every Islander who needs support receives the most efficient and…

Thursday, Apr 11

15

MP ASKS FOR MORE PARCEL DROP-OFF AND COLLECTION POINTS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT

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Following calls from Island residents, the Island’s MP, Bob Seely, has raised the lack of drop-off and collection points for Evri parcels on the Island with the mainland-based delivery company.

Wednesday, Apr 10

13

BOB SEELY MP BECOMES PATRON OF THE BRIGHSTONE READING ROOM AND SOCIAL CLUB

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MP Bob Seely has been made a patron of the Brighstone Reading Rooms & Social Club – a club built by his ancestors over 100 years ago.

Tuesday, Apr 9

THE SUN INN CAN NOW BE LISTED AS AN ‘ASSET OF COMMUNITY VALUE’

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The Sun Inn in Hulverstone can now be listed as an ‘Asset of Community Value’ thanks to a campaign spearheaded by Island MP Bob Seely.

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MP ASKS PHARMACY TO EXPAND ITS BLISTER PACK RECYCLING SCHEME

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MP Bob Seely has asked Boots UK Ltd to expand its blister pack recycling scheme to cover more of the Island.

Thursday, Apr 4

16

MP WRITES TO MARITIME MINISTER ABOUT RED FUNNEL’S RED JET SERVICE

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MP Bob Seely has written to minister for Maritime, International and Security, Lord Davies of Gower, to raise Islanders’ concerns about Red Funnel services in advance of a Department for Transport meeting with the company.

Thursday, Mar 28

22

BOB SEELY WELCOMES £1.2M TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH SEND ACROSS IW

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MP Bob Seely has welcomed the news that the Isle of Wight Council is set to benefit from £1.2 million of funding from the government to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP)…

Wednesday, Mar 27

17

MP BOB SEELY HAS CALLED FOR GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ON THE FERRIES

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MP Bob Seely has called on the Government to use its powers to help address the problems Island residents face with repeated delays and cancellations on cross-Solent ferry services, along with increasing fares.

Monday, Mar 25

14

BOB SEELY WELCOMES GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN IW SWIMMING POOLS

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MP Bob Seely has welcomed the news that three Isle of Wight swimming pools will benefit from investment of nearly £260,000 to improve energy and efficiency and keep running costs down.

Thursday, Mar 21

12

BOB SEELY RELEASES REPORT AS PART OF PLAN FOR BETTER FERRY SERVICES

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MP Bob Seely has this week released an in-depth study into cross-Solent ferry services.

Monday, Mar 18

18

BOB SEELY SEEKS ANSWERS ON CAMP HILL SITE

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MP Bob Seely is seeking answers from the government as to its plans for the former Camp Hill prison site which has remained empty and undeveloped since March 2013.