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Council Asks Twitter to Unmask Users
The world media is homing in on a UK Council’s legal gambit across the pond. Social networking site Twitter has been ordered to hand over confidential details of British users in what could become a landmark case.
Census 2011 People Are Quick To Click
Offfical 2011 Census Day has arrived. Online census returns should top the one million mark as people take the chance to fill in their questionaires online for the first time.
RELAY at Quay Arts
RELAY works like a game: On Tue 15th March an object will be revealed for the first time to both the artists and the public online.
100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Today, 8th March 2011, is the Global Centenary of International Women’s Day. Tens of thousands of people are coming together across the world, in person and virtually online, to celebrate the first International Women’s Day event which took place in 1911.
Valentine’s Day: Four weddings, births and a funeral
Congratulations to the 800 couples who are celebrating their weddings and civil partnerships today! Around 800 romantic couples were expected to tie the knot in England and Wales this Valentine’s Day.
Unsafe Yacht Operators Fined
An Isle of Wight commercial yacht business that sent students cross the Atlantic in a sailing yacht that should not have gone more than 60 miles offshore, has been fined £16,000 plus costs.
Wight On ‘Scamnesty’ Campaign 2011
Scams are smart, but prove you’re smarter and put any scam mail you receive in the bin! Isle of Wight Trading Standards Service is concentrating on making people aware that there are scam mail victims within our community some of whom are chronic sufferers.
Daz Nets Wightfishing Fish of the Year 2010
Daz Garrett has been awarded the Wightfishing Fish of the Year 2010 Trophy. Last Summer Daz posted a picture of his 12lb 8oz Bass on the wightfishing.co.uk forum and it was voted Fish of the Month by members.
