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RNLI awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012. Today’s announcement from the Cabinet Office has given the charity the opportunity to thank all its volunteers for all their hard work and...
Public Encouraged to be prepared and look out for others this winter
With the winter weather beginning to bite, the public are being encouraged to make plans to ensure they stay warm and eat well this winter.
Although winter weather and snow can be fun, they are also associated with an increase in illness and injuries. Cold weather increases...
Bestival Bags Best Major Festival at the UK Festival Awards
The festive season is well and truly under way and we’ve just had the best Christmas presents ever! Last night saw the great and the good from the world of festivals gathered in London for the annual UK Festival Awards and we are very pleased to announce that Bestival...
Two Top Awards for Isle of Wight Steam Railway
The positioning of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway as one of the South’s leading visitor attractions has again been recognised with two top industry awards.
The first accolade came as the Havenstreet-based steam railway beat-off stiff competition from other Island tourism...
Police re-launch Christmas drink-drive campaign
Hampshire Constabulary is calling on members of the public to report suspected drink-drivers using an anonymous text service. The text-only number was launched last Christmas and will be used for this year’s Christmas drink-drive campaign which runs until New Year’s...
Award-winning DJ set to hit the Island
DJ A-Skillz, winner of the Breakspoll 2012 award for “Best DJ”, is set to hit Coburgs in Ryde tonight 30th November, with support from some of the Island’s finest musical talent! The internationally acclaimed DJ is famed for producing crowd-pleasing sets of mashed...
Is it Selfish to Protect the Countryside?
Nick Boles MP, Planning Minister, has said that 2 million acres of English countryside could be built on. The area, over ten times the size of the Isle of Wight, may see relaxed planning laws to encourage housing developments. The Minister called those who oppose more development...
Island Youth Water Activities centre awards ceremony.
On Saturday 1st December Island Youth Water Activities centre will host an awards ceremony in the boat house of Commodores House, High Street, Cowes.
Invited guests will see a presentation from four young men who took part in the Association of Sail Training Organisation’s...
