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UKSA Awards Celebrate The Power of Maritime Education
The power of maritime education to broaden horizons, transform young lives and create life changing opportunities was celebrated at a prestigious awards ceremony. Four awards were presented by HRH The Princess Royal, who is Patron of UKSA
NHS Recruits Island Residents For Panel
NHS Isle of Wight is writing to Island residents who offered during surveys in 2010 to get more involved in the development of health services for Islanders. More Islanders than anywhere else in the NHS South Central region offered their help during surveys
Joe Duckworth To Be League’s Chief Executive
Former Isle of Wight Council Chief Executive Joe Duckworth, will be joining The League Against Cruel Sports charity as CE in July.
Island Couple Defy Recession
A young couple on the Isle Of Wight have turned into entrepreneurs to defy the current trend of graduate unemployment. Alasdair Boden and Heather Lambden have launched their sailing travel agency business, One Stop Sailing, from their home in Cowes.
Secret Costs Of Closing IOW Emergency 999 Uncovered
A secret document outlining the costs involved with the permanent closure of the Isle of Wight’s only emergency 999 fire control room have been leaked to the Fire Brigades Union. If approved it would see Isle of Wight council tax-payers subsidising Surrey residents, whilst at the same time see a lesser service for Islanders in future.
Isle of Wight NHS Efficiency Programme
Following a BBC News report which stated: about 600 NHS Isle of Wight jobs out of a workforce of 3,000 could be lost over the next four years. The following statement was issued by NHS Isle of Wight.
Island Focus On Offshore Energy
Following our news from Eneco in respect of the offshore wind farm, West of the Isle of Wight. The Council have now secured some funding towards building a £30m tidal facility in the Solent.
VBS Reformed & CRB Checks Reviewed
More than nine million people working or volunteering with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need to register and be monitored by the state following an overhaul of the checking regime.
