Sixty Second News
Feb 7th, 2010 | By Island Pulse | Isle of Wight News From The Island PulseIsland Pulse 60 Second News. Regular weekend feature news bulletin providing an overview of top stories and featured news in just one minute or less.
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Sixty Second News Review: 1st - 7th February 2010.
Red Funnel Community Travel Scheme
Red Funnel has set up a free travel voucher scheme with the Isle of Wight Community Foundation, to assist voluntary and community groups and the local people they support by contributing towards the cost of travelling to the mainland using their ferries…
RNLI SOS A Winner ‘Round the Island’
Healthy exercise and infectious exuberance were much in evidence when people eagerly took up the challenge to play their part in an unusual circumnavigation challenge set by Cowes and East Cowes members of the RNLI. The fun-day was just one of the RNLI SOS fund-raising events staged up and down the country…
New Community Powers To Fix Local Problems
Communities are being given a powerful new way to fix local problems under new proposals to strengthen the ability of councils to scrutinise all local public services. People often feel they don’t have the power or knowledge to tackle service providers on their own. But instead of having to suffer in silence, they will be able to call on their councillor who will have new powers to fight their corner…
Exhibition On Traffic Routes Between Ventnor & Niton
A public exhibition is being organised by the Isle of Wight Council to inform people about the options being considered for the future of traffic routes between Ventnor and Niton. The study, undertaken by engineering consultants Halcrow, is focussing on identifying realistic proposals and will form the basis of a bid to central Government for the funding required to implement them…
Shanklin Rotary Launch Dragons Gold
This years Shanklin Rotary Shop managed to beat the record for last years sale and ended on a high collecting in excess of £41,000. This has enabled Shanklin Rotary to set aside £25,000 to be spent on a Dragons’ Gold charity project…
Exciting New Sponsorship Opportunities
Organisers of Cowes Week, the iconic British sporting event, are pleased to announce the expansion of its sponsorship portfolio with the introduction of a number of new sponsorship options…
Hallmark Cards is giving the UK’s wannabe romantic poets, writers and song-smiths the chance to show off their talents through a new national creative writing contest. But there’s a unique twist – it needed to be done in just 140 characters on the popular social network site, Twitter!..
Isle of Wight Event News February 2010: National Apprenticeship Week, IW Council Budget Options, Big Health Check Up, Isle of Wight Haiti Appeal Concert, Ten Mile Road Race, Valentine Ball, Football Challenge, IslandExpo Catering & Hospitality Exhibition, Go Orange for the Indies Day, Half-Term Fun on Wight and much more…
Trevor Moss, Hannah-Lou & The Lantern Players
Following the release of Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou’s self-titled debut album on Loose Music, the pair will be eschewing the conventional live music circuit in favour of an enchanting tour of village halls, bringing along for company a handpicked selection of the best players from their famous London folk club, The Lantern Society…
Hexaphrenia Exhibition at Dimbola Lodge
Hexaphrenia Exhibition by Julian Bell & Tom Walker at Dimbola Lodge: 12th February to 11th April 2010. Julian Bell and Tom Walker are fulltime professional artists with a dedicated sense of craftsmanship. After decades of work, both have now gained high profiles – though each in a slightly unorthodox way…
A seminar this month sees the UK launch of an electricity and gas purchasing package, exclusively for the Island leisure and hotel industry. The ENER-G event will be held at Newclose Cricket Ground, in conjunction with Isle of Wight Tourist Board & IW Chamber of Commerce…
MP Favours British Bill of Rights
Isle of Wight MP Andrew Turner, has welcomed the commitment made by David Cameron MP to make changes to the law to take greater account of the rights of householders to protect themselves, their properties and their families, against those who break into their homes…
Financial Companies Urged To Recruit School Leavers
The National Skills Academy is urging financial services employers that are looking to recruit in the current economic climate to target school leavers, due to increased funding for younger apprenticeships…
MP Survey Prompts Discussion & New Website
Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP quoted some results of a recent survey of Island residents during a debate about immigration in Parliament. He found the survey a good way of finding out the views of his constituents and is currently developing a website that will give much greater freedom to find out Islanders views about local issues…
Green Light to Angling Courses
There is growing number of people of all ages interested in the benefits of angling. The Angling Trust in association with Sport England are offering training opportunities on the Isle of Wight for those interested in obtaining recognised qualifications in coaching angling…
Ryde Care Home Best In South East
St Vincents’ Residential Care Home on the Isle of Wight is announced as South East regional winner in the Best-Care-Home Awards 2009. SSAFA Forces Help’s aim at St Vincent’s Care Home is to provide a safe, caring environment in comfortable surroundings for elderly men and women with service backgrounds…
Volunteers Required For Air Ambulance
More volunteers are needed to help keep the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance flying and saving lives. In return for volunteering you will be given full training and support, not to mention the fulfilment of knowing that your help is keeping the helicopter and it’s crew flying…
Major Showcase in Fight Against Crime
A major event for all the family is taking place later this month where several organisations will show the work they do. Aimed at tackling and preventing crime the ‘Partners Against Crime’, which follows on from the successful ‘Question Crime’ in 2009, will be held at Medina Leisure Centre on 20th February…
ThrillSeeker Available on Wight
Isle of Wight residents can access free swimming as part of a scheme being run by the BBC. ‘ThrillSeeker’ is a campaign by the BBC that aims to get the family involved in physical activity with a sense of fun, challenge and adventure…
Island Man Completes Ski Marathon For Charity
As one of only three people from the UK, John Despard from Bembridge took part in the Marcialonga 70km ski race marathon in Italy. Thousands of people from all over the world participated, his story and why he entered is an amazing feat in his own battle against cancer…
Unconfirmed Gun Sighting In Bembridge
Police are appealing for information after an unconfirmed report of a youth carrying what appeared to be a gun in Bembridge. Although initial enquiries established there was no immediate danger to the public, the police are keen to hear from anyone who may have information about a youth matching the description on Friday afternoon.
Carnival ‘Grannies’ Donate Zimmer Frames
Zimmer Frames used by the Wight Strollers amateur dramatics company, are being donated to the Physiotherapy Department at St. Mary’s Hospital. After winning 16 cups, with the ‘Young at Heart’ Island Carnival float, the troop of ‘grannies’ are donating 11 Zimmer frames to St. Mary’s Hospital and 9 to the Red Cross…
Last year young people in Freshwater and Totland were invited to bid for money from a £20,000 grant. The projects have been selected and there will be an awards ceremony on Saturday, at which young people are being asked to vote in deciding which bids get funding…
A Special Weekend Across Isle of Wight
This year’s National Special Constabulary weekend centres around roads policing. Operations are being planned across the Island this weekend to target and educate motorists through special constables working with the Roads Policing Unit and other local colleagues…
Climb Down on ‘Daft’ Amendment
MP Andrew Turner has welcomed the decision of the Government to abandon plans to force churches and religious groups to employ non-believers. He said: “I voted against this daft amendment when the Bill came before the Commons but the measure was still included when the Bill went to the House of Lords who thankfully had the good sense to throw it out…
Shattered Lives Across Isle of Wight
Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace affected 1,249 workers and 457 major injuries were sustained in Hampshire and the Isle Wight last year. The Health and Safety Executive have launched a new phase of its hard-hitting Shattered Lives campaign…
Islanders Missing Out On Allowances
The Island’s Footprint Trust charity has added its voice to concerns that nationally some £16bn worth of benefits are unclaimed every year and on the Isle of Wight 10,000 Islanders are missing out on allowances…
Integration Of Nursing Service to ‘Mountbatten Nurses’
New Arrangements For Isle of Wight Palliative Care Home Visiting Service. As part of the new integrated service agreement has been reached between NHS Isle of Wight and the Earl Mountbatten Hospice to provide a new Palliative Care Home Visiting Service from 1st April 2010…
Residents Decide Community Priorities
Police are thanking residents in Gurnard for their opinions in deciding the community’s priorities for the new year. The Cowes Safer Neighbourhoods team carried out ‘street mapping’ surveys of the entire village towards the end of last year when officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) visited people’s homes to ask for their views on the area…
This week marked the sixth anniversary of the Smart Training Annual Awards, in spite of the constraints of the economy 2009 had been a successful year. Taking place during National Apprenticeship Week, the level of achievement was higher than ever and made the final selection of winners, a task in itself…
Island Apprentices Take Time Out With Tony Robinson
Two Business Apprentices from the Isle of Wight participated in National Apprenticeship Week by enjoying a promotional event in Portsmouth with Time Team presenter Tony Robinson. Lucy Johnson and John Williams both former students of Medina High…
Following our news of the Isle of Wight Council ‘Composting Champions Scheme’ BBC Radio 4 contacted us to find out more. If you are interested in composting, and would like to be part of a team helping others to compost at home, a free training day is to take place in March at Aldermoor Farm…
Safer Internet Day ‘Think B4 U Post’
The 7th edition of Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday and this year will focus on the theme “Think B4 U post!”. There are a range activities taking place across the week (from Monday 8th – Friday 12th February) across the continent to help protect young people online…
As National Apprenticeship Week 2010 drew to a close, it’s hoped the surrounding publicity encourages more people to look into and take up the wealth of opportunities on offer. A meeting with ‘Time Team’ Tony Robinson, created an impetus for me to discover some history of Apprenticeships and to share current informational links…
Island Man Fears Twitter Stalker
Another satirical snippet from the NewsBiscuit: Paranoid man from the Isle of Wight claims he is being followed on Twitter. James Crowthorn from Sandown told NewsBiscuit : It’s a bit weird – like someone on the internet is paying attention to what I’m saying.’…
Vessel Sinks Off Isle of Wight
An angler was rescued this afternoon, after his boat sank two miles South West of St Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight. Solent Coastguard scrambled the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter and requested the launch of Yarmouth RNLI all weather lifeboat. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were also called out…
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