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Gardening THE two that got away could have made all the difference to my sad potato story...

PropertyTROT along to Trotters, in a sought-after Cowes location, and you will squeal with delight if smart space and far-reaching Solent views are up your alley.

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Letters From Brian Greening, Newport:
I was interested to read Martin Neville’s article in the Weekender on the famous men who had at one time represented Newport as MP and had gone on to become Prime Minister (CP, 20-08-10).

Letters From Ron Wallis, Freshwater:
Re the use of buildings at Lee Farm, Wellow, by Southern Vectis as a bus depot (CP, 13-08-10 and letters, 20-08-10).

Letters From Terri Taverner, Ryde:
A letter last week seemed to suggest that by protecting birds of prey we would condemn our small birds and squirrels to extinction. This is, of course, nonsense.

Letters From Cllr Ian Ward, Sandown:
We fully appreciate the points made by various correspondents in recent weeks on about having greater Parliamentary representation for the Island by having two MPs, with constituency sizes of around 50,000 voters each.

Letters From William Butler, Newport:
In response to Mrs Williams’s letter (CP 06-08-10), I too feel very much let down by our caring council and Barratts (or more precisely sold down the river again) over the Pan Meadows development.

WIGHT LIVINGIT SEEMS to be a lesser-known fact which, like so many other things, has become lost in the mists of time.
The ongoing battle to keep the IW united as a single parliamentary constituency, and opposing Whitehall plans to divide it, has had people reaching for their history books to delve back through the Island’s rich political past.

THIS ISLAND LIFEThe way some people carry on about recycling, you would think they had just discovered its benefits.

THE VIEW FROM HERESANDOWN bar proprietor Sean Ware distinguished himself in the Basil Fawlty stakes when he called a customer a “hypocrite and liar”.

GARDENINGSO FAR, fingers and everything else firmly crossed, my sweetcorn survive to be eaten another day by me and mine.

GARDENINGTHERE is a fly in the ointment of the diagnosis of the cause of the ‘strange fruit’ of the camellia that I featured in my column the other month.

GARDENINGYOU might be getting frustrated by straggly foliage or unruly tree branches, which appear to be taking over your garden, but the RSPB is asking that you hold back on the trimming.

PROPERTY OF THE WEEKFOLLOWING no-expense-spared refurbishment works at a tall, period home in one of Ryde’s best addresses, the next owners need only to move in and enjoy its abundant space, elegance and lovely sea views.