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Wroxall Rainbows

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Appeal, Community, Home News, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, People

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of young people? Why not become a unit helper with the Rainbows Girlguiding’s youngest section…



Crossprint Green For Go On GreenWise

Oct 3rd, 2008 | By Jenny Button | Category: Advertising, Business, Home News

Isle of Wight printers Crossprint, has secured the deal to print GreenWise, the new quarterly magazine from The Sixty Mile Publishing Company.
The A4 full-colour B2B title, which will launch in March 2009, aims to inform readers about the latest ‘green’ developments affecting business. 
There will also be information on topics including funding and regulation. The initial circulation [...]



Missing Newport Man’s Body Found

Sep 27th, 2008 | By Duncan Smith | Category: Government, Home News, Islandwide, Newport, News, People

The body of Matthew George Hill was found in Parkhurst Forest, shortly after 1.00pm today (Saturday, September 27th). Matthew, was reported missing last Sunday (September 21st)…



Mini Draw Deadline In Raffle My Bricks

Sep 27th, 2008 | By Citizen Media | Category: Advertising, Competition, Home News, Interactive, Lifestyle, News, Online

Did you know? if you enter a competition to Win a House on the Isle of Wight and buy your ticket(s) before 1st October 2008, you will automatically be entered into a £1,000 Prize Mini-Draw. The owners of Firholme (pictured), after deciding to offer up their property in Totland as the top competition prize in a raffle…



New Look For Wightlink Website

Sep 19th, 2008 | By Citizen Media | Category: Advertising, Business, Home News, Interactive, News, Online

Wightlink has relaunched its website after a radical year-long overhaul. The new website offers a greater range of information about travel to the Isle of Wight and has been designed to make it easier to navigate…



Complaints Rise In ‘South’ For Water Companies

Sep 9th, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Business, Environment, Home News, News

A report released today by the Consumer Council for Water reveals that specific problems within a few companies caused a significant rise in complaints last year.  Southern Water, South East Water and South West Water had the highest number of complaints after taking into account the number of customers that each company serves (complaints per 10,000 customers).
Southern Water [...]



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…



Amphibian Ark Day @ IOW Zoo

Aug 23rd, 2008 | By Charlotte Corney | Category: Advertising, Entertainment, Environment, Events, Home News, Isle of Wight, News

Its not easy being green or yellow, or red, or blue, or mottled and the Isle of Wight Zoo have been busy throughout the year, raising funds for the Year of the Frog. Fundraising efforts culminate on August Bank Holiday, with a fun packed day of frog-themed activities…