Satire

Island Man Fears Twitter Stalker

Feb 7th, 2010 | By Web Ferret | Category: Community Forum, Isle of Wight, In The News, Online News, People, Satire, Social Networking, Town & Village News, Twitter

Another satirical snippet from the NewsBiscuit: Paranoid man from the Isle of Wight claims he is being followed on Twitter. James Crowthorn from Sandown told NewsBiscuit : It’s a bit weird – like someone on the internet is paying attention to what I’m saying.’…



ICAP Line Honours in Rolex Fastnet

Aug 12th, 2009 | By Amanda Johnson | Category: 2009, Competition, Cowes, Equality, Isle of Wight Event News, Lifestyle, News, Satire, South East, Sport

ICAP Leopard the record-holding yacht in the Rolex Fastnet Race has again finished the race first by crossing the Plymouth breakwater. A total of 300 yachts took part in this year’s 608-mile dash from Cowes on the Isle of Wight.



Crossing The Divide In Search Of Eve

Feb 6th, 2009 | By Web Ferret | Category: Island Views, Isle of Wight, National News, Online News, People, Satire, Youth

Lovelorn Adam Pacitti, from the Isle of Wight has found yet another ally in the news, as The Sun shines a beam to highlight his latest quest to find ‘the girl of his dreams’ in the USA, what next Europe?…



Shanklin A Fallow Field?

Feb 1st, 2009 | By Web Ferret | Category: Isle of Wight, In The News, Online News, Satire

Satirical news to digest as the latest offering of Isle of Wight News from the Digestive NewsBiscuit reveals the government plans to set aside Shanklin as a fallow field?…



Green & Fun To Get E-Christmas Greetings

Dec 24th, 2008 | By Island Pulse | Category: Christmas, Isle of Wight Online, Online News, People, Satire

Seasons Greetings to Peta Stuart-Hunt for sending our first and it appeared not last E-Greeting of the season. Regular readers of Island Pulse may remember Peta, a superb communicator with an enviable black book of marine leisure industry and lifestyle contacts, who left Cowes Week…



Isle of Wight Children Beware Of The Santa ‘Clause’

Nov 18th, 2008 | By Web Ferret | Category: Advertising, Christmas, Isle of Wight, In The News, Lifestyle, Online News, Satire

Christmas for children is a magical time, the excitement soars as everyone waits for Santa to arrive. While Rudolph and the team do a great job of sleigh pulling and bringing our presents to the Isle of Wight. Parents and children are being reminded to check out the Santa ‘Clause’ to ensure a Christmas Eve visit from the jolly man himself…



Petrol Discounts Political Power?

Jul 15th, 2008 | By Web Ferret | Category: Citizen Media, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, National News, News, Satire, Writing

Could the power of the petrol pumps be an important measuring stick, in the future leadership of our country?  Unleaded petrol sits (nationally) at about £1.20 a litre with diesel at £1.32 or more after rises in the global cost of oil.
I too feel the pinch, as a reluctant user of my humble web ferret [...]



Lovely Rita Books Wayward Motorist

Jun 28th, 2008 | By Web Ferret | Category: Isle of Wight, Photo-Journalism, Satire, Ventnor

Last week, whilst on a regular voyage in cyberspace, researching a revolt over illegal car parking and CCTV.  I felt a desire to peek outside Chez Web Ferret and take in the sea air on Ventnor Esplanade and look what I spied with my candid eye.