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Enjoy Watersports With UKSA Youth Club

Aug 29th, 2008 | By Anna Symcox | Category: Advertising, Community, Isle of Wight Event News, News, Sailing, Sport

Earlier this year the UKSA began providing 8-16 year olds with the opportunity to get afloat and learn new skills on the Isle of Wight. The last in a series of 9 week watersports youth club begins on 30th August…



Green Gym Cleans Up

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Ray Harrington-Vail | Category: Community, Environment, Isle of Wight, News

Thanks to dozens of volunteers one particular beach has had a cleanup! The organisers of the Green Gym on the Isle of Wight responded to an appeal by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (IW) for litter picking volunteer groups…



Cultural Olympiad

Aug 27th, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Arts, Campaign, Community, Culture, Education, Isle of Wight, News

The London 2012 Games are not just about sport, a four-year Cultural Olympiad kicks off on September 26th-28th with a huge range of inspirational programmes. In a way that has never happened at any previous Olympic Games or Paralympic Games, the London 2012 culture programme has been opened up for all communities to join in…



Thinking Of Starting Your Own Business

Aug 26th, 2008 | By Jenny Button | Category: Advertising, Business, Community, Isle of Wight, Newport, News

If you are considering starting your own business on the Isle of Wight and would like a little more help to get you going in the right direction. Get yourself along to the Riverside Centre in Newport on Thursday…



Public Exhibition Of Island Wind Farm Plans

Aug 21st, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Business, Community, Consultation, Environment, Isle of Wight, News

Cornwall Light & Power (CLP) is to hold a public exhibition next month regarding its plans to seek planning permission for a three-turbine 9MW wind farm on the Isle of Wight…



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…



Island Pulse Nominated For Hantsweb Awards

Aug 21st, 2008 | By Editor | Category: Advertising, Awards, Community, Hantsweb, Islandwide, Isle of Wight, News

Isle of Wight News from the Island Pulse, has been nominated for the Hampshire County Councils Hantsweb Awards. We would like to thank our visitors, for nominating us in several categories, as without your valuable contribution…



Island To Fly Olympic Flag

Aug 20th, 2008 | By Anna Symcox | Category: Advertising, Community, Council, Cowes, Entertainment, Events, Features, Isle of Wight Event News, Lead, Sailing, Sport

To celebrate the end of the Beijing Olympics and mark the start of the countdown to London in 2012, a spinnaker bearing the London 2012 logo is to be hoisted in front of the Needles on the Isle of Wight…