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Tackling Drugs & Changing Lives Awards

Aug 23rd, 2008 | By Jenny Button | Category: Awards, Citizen Media, Education, Funding, Government, Home News, News

Time is running out for people to be in with a chance of national individual and team prize of £10,000 each, to spend on the prevention or treatment of drug misuse…



Playground Fun @ Winter Gardens

Aug 17th, 2008 | By Citizen Media | Category: Citizen Media, Consultation, Environment, Funding, Isle of Wight Event News, News, Ventnor

Today sees a Playground Presentation Fun Day taking place at Ventnor Winter Gardens.  The Fun Day venue is in the Foyer, between 11.30am to 4pm and will include: face painting, lucky dip, toys books, jumble, raffle and balloon race.
The event has been organised for the Ventnor community to raise awareness of the proposed Sea Breeze Children’s [...]



Island Rural Economy Boost From SEEDA

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Gavin Foster | Category: Council, Funding, Islandwide, News

The Island has secured grant funding of £2.6 million to help boost the local rural economy. The Isle of Wight Council and the IW Economic Partnership gained the money through a partnership bid which included…



Race For Life On The Wight

Jul 24th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: Charity, Funding, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News, Sport

The 2008 Race for Life takes place this Sunday on the Isle of Wight. As one of the most prestigious charity events of the year, organisers Cancer Research UK, are inviting everyone to make this year’s event the biggest and best yet…



‘Early Years’ Pilot Launches On The Island

Jul 9th, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Education, Funding, Government, Ventnor

Ventnor Children’s Centre, will today, celebrate the launch of a pilot scheme aimed at improving services for the under 7’s on the Isle of Wight.
Following a successful joint bid by Isle of Wight Council, the Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust and members of the Voluntary and Community Sector.  The Island is one of only [...]



West Wight Secures Heritage Lottery Funding.

Jul 6th, 2008 | By Anna Symcox | Category: Eco Island, Environment, Funding, Isle of Wight, News

In order to finance a number of exciting conservation, heritage and regeneration schemes, which are in-keeping with the Eco Island vision.  The Isle of Wight Council in conjunction with the West Wight Landscape Partnership have secured £1.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.



Isle of Wight Green Light For New Ambulances.

Jun 21st, 2008 | By Toney Alison | Category: Funding, Islandwide, Isle of Wight, News

The latest in a string of new ambulances has been handed over to the Isle of Wight’s top-performing ambulance service.
They are the only ambulance service in the country to consistently meet and exceed Government targets including the challenging eight minute response time from the time callers are put through to a controller to a vehicle [...]



Heritage Lottery Fund £500,000 Cemetery Renovation.

Jun 6th, 2008 | By Simon Butler | Category: Community, Council, Environment, Funding, History, Isle of Wight

Restoration and construction works will soon be underway to help Ryde Cemetery return to its former glory. Ryde Cemetery Restoration Project is an exciting initiative being led by Isle of Wight Council.