Carolyn Keene reports:  National Recycle Week 2008 kicks-off today (Monday 2nd June) for a week of exciting, high profile activities focusing on the benefits of recycling.
The annual event, which is now in its fifth year, is organised by WRAP in partnership with the leading materials recycling organisations, British Glass, Corus, Novelis, PaperChain and Recoup.

Gavin Foster reports:  A ground-breaking  £57,000, Government-funded study of the welfare needs of prisoners aged over 50 is to be conducted on the Isle of Wight.
The project the first of its kind in the UK, will be carried out in all three of the Islands prisons and in partnership between the Isle of Wight Council, the Prison [...]

Carolyn Keene reports:  Internet users on the Isle of Wight are being invited to ‘Ask us Anything’ and take part in a web chat about major NHS proposals for the South of England.
The web chat, with regional NHS Chiefs on Wednesday 4th June between 2.00pm and 4.00pm,

John Coles reports:  Isle of Wight Police are to be thanked today (Monday 2nd June), for assisting in the training of police officers within Hampshire Constabulary.
Under the community engagement scheme which has been running for two years, six events will be taking place across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

John Coles reports:  Police are still looking for a man who disappeared last month from a campsite on the Isle of Wight.
Michael Bone, 57, of Lower Clapton, checked into Nodes Holiday Park on May 6th. He vanished shortly after, leaving behind clothing and a mobile phone in his recently purchased tent.

The results are in for the BT National Battle of the Bands and we can expect to see ‘We See Lights’ performing at this years Isle of Wight Festival.
As Island Pulse reported earlier, the final took  place  at the top of the BT Tower on Saturday 31st May.
Judged by an expert panel, including IW Festival John Giddings [...]