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Isle of Wight To Welcome Royal Visitor
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will visit the Island in October. During the visit, HRH will unveil a plaque at the Isle of Wight College to mark the new Sixth Form Centre and visit HM Prison Isle of Wight…
RNLI Salute Employers After Busy Summer Season
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is sending out a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to hundreds of understanding employers of volunteer lifeboat crew members, after another busy summer season on the Isle of Wight. Preliminary figures* released today (22nd September) show lifeboat activity on the island – throughout June, July and August, lifeboats from Bembridge, Cowes and Yarmouth launched a total of 62 times…
Raymond On Rift Raft Pedals To Victory
This year’s launch of the Isle of Wight Cycling Festival 2010 had everything and anything to do with cycling. Back again to cause mayhem on the river Medina was the infamous Sink or Swim event. Raymond Belson peddled his way into first place on his stalwart craft ‘Rift Raft’…
Beautiful South Shortlists Island Interests For Tourism Awards
Isle of Wight Council is welcoming the news that the annual Walking Festival has been shortlisted in the 2010 Beautiful South Awards, which are run by Tourism South East. Other Island interest in the awards included: Jim Loe from the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, nominated for Outstanding Customer Service while the Isle of Wight Zoo and Seaview Wildlife Encounter are up for Best Tourism Experience. Sunnybay Apartments and Gatbombe & Chillerton 2010 Scarecrow Festival make up the Isle of Wight finalists…
Bestival Success for Isle of Pink Fundraisers!
Bestival went pink for Breast Cancer Campaign’s Isle of Pink fundraising initiative and helped raise more than £5,000 over the three-day period for breast cancer research. Pink cupcakes made by Abigail’s Kitchen, were very popular. As were the pink charity wristbands, which were snapped up after Ellie Goulding wore one and Rob da Bank was also spotted wearing one too..
Police Renew Appeal After Fatal Collision
Isle of Wight Police are appealing for witnesses after a suspected hit-and-run fatal road traffic collision over the Bestival Weekend. A 19-year-old male pedestrian, Henry Martin Minns, was struck by a Silver Ford Focus and although taken to hospital, he was later pronounced dead. News Update:..
Parish Council News In The Pink!
Newport Parish Council is delighted to be part of the Isle of Pink campaign. The Parish Council notice board in St James Square has been adorned with ribbons and a banner to highlight this months Breast Cancer Campaign on the Isle of Wight…
Born To Write A Wight Winter’s Tale
You could become a Dickens of the future! if you can you write a Winter’s tale? If you think you have got what it takes, why not enter the 2010 seasonal short story competition organised by the Wight Fair Writers Circle, for Island’s writers?…
