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Simon Blackmore reports:  Bestival 2008 is a sell out! With an incredible line-up that includes indie giants My Bloody Valentine, queen of soulful pop Amy Winehouse and techno titans Underworld in the headline slots, 30,000 tickets have sold out with almost 6 months to spare!
Bestival curator (and BBC Radio 1 DJ) Rob da Bank (pictured)Â comments: (more…)
Carolyn Keene reports: Latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) state: accidents at work are costing Isle of Wight and Hampshire, £23.5m and every 25 minutes, someone breaks or fractures a bone at work.
As a result the HSE has now launched the ‘Shattered Lives’ campaign, to highlight the devastating consequences of simple slips, trips and falls in the workplace. (more…)
Clare Griffin reports:Â Â The Awards For All funded community environment project headed by West Wight Sports Centre will conclude over the next two weeks with shrubs and herbs being planted by various members of the community.
Next Wednesday (30th April) the Green Gym, and young people from St Georges School, (more…)
Ray Harrington-Vail reports: Recycling and Climate Change – a load of rubbish?  The Riverside Centre is to host an information evening which will look at the links between waste, recycling and Climate Change.
The Island is one of the top local authorities for domestic waste recycling. Shortly a new Gasification plant will come on stream which will convert combustible material from households and businesses into energy for some 2000 homes. (more…)
Simon Butler reports:  Today Thursday (24th April), the National Union of Teachers is staging a national 24hr walk-out in response to the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommended pay increase for school teachers. The strike is affecting a small number of schools on the Isle of Wight. (more…)
John Coles reports:  A new way of calculating Housing Benefit to help tenants become more financially independent and put them on the road back to work, has gone live nation wide. (more…)