Features, exclusives, competitions and picture spreads in this week's CP
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Children collecting school tokens will be turning straight to page 59!
There are three pages of letters and opinions, and eight pages of puzzles.
Just some of the places our reporters have been since last Thursday:
Round the Island yacht race, Mountbatten Hospice, Josh Barry's book launch, IW Steam Railway, Crown Court, Island Harbour's new Salterns restaurant, as well as here, there and everywhere to cover breaking news including Alum Bay and Havenstreet.
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