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SQ2SQ Charity Cycle Challenge

Aug 31st, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Appeal, Charity, Cycling, Features, Global News, Isle of Wight Event News, Newport, News

The SQ2SQ challenge begun on 31st August and will see the team cycling for 14 days from the Isle of Wight to Italy for charity…



Island Celebrates Olympic Countdown

Aug 24th, 2008 | By Anna Symcox | Category: Advertising, Features, Global News, Isle of Wight Event News, Lead, News, People, Sport

The countdown to the next Olympic Games was celebrated on the Isle of Wight as a yacht flying a spinnaker bearing the London 2012 logo sailed past the Needles by aspiring young IW Olympians. View Photos…



Tributes Flood In For Young Sailor

Aug 23rd, 2008 | By Citizen Media | Category: Global News, Isle of Wight, News, Sailing

Tributes have been paid to a teenage boy killed in a minibus crash during a safari holiday in South Africa. Bembridge Sailing Club on the Isle of Wight paid tribute to the teenage victim, Marcus Egerton-Warburton who was a member of the club…



Adam Desperately Seeking Eve

Aug 21st, 2008 | By Web Ferret | Category: Appeal, Blogs, Campaign, Community, Global News, Isle of Wight, News, Online, People

Adam Pacitti from the Isle of Wight is on a quest to literally, find the girl of his dreams. To be precise, she appeared within a nightmare (dream) zombie invasion in Superdrug…



Big Dig @ Brading Roman Villa

Aug 15th, 2008 | By Island Pulse | Category: Culture, Education, Environment, Features, Global News, History, Isle of Wight Event News, News

The long wait is reaching a climax, as one of the biggest ever explorations of the past is underway at Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight…



Kelly Sotherton Going For Gold

Aug 4th, 2008 | By Citizen Media | Category: Global News, Online, People, Sport

The Beijing games could be Isle of Wight born athlete Kelly Sothertons crowning glory. Watch Radio 1 Newsbeat Interview of Kelly Sotherton: online Video of Olympic profile. Click HERE:



Rescue Bid To Save Beached Whale.

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Lucy Johnson | Category: Environment, Global News, Home News, Lead, News

A rescue operation is underway to save a young bottlenose whale which has become stranded in mudflats. Sadly blood tests revealed renal failure and the whale was put to sleep. View Video footage…



Big Classic Yacht Race 2008

Jul 18th, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Features, Global News, Isle of Wight Event News, Lifestyle, Sailing

A spectacular fleet of classic yachts are gathered in Cowes, for the 2008 British Classic Yacht Club Regatta hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club…