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by Gary Cheeseman on February 7, 2010

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Turner ‘shocked’ at Iraq Revelations

February 3, 2010 Featured

Following the first day of Claire Short MP, the former International Development Secretary, giving evidence to Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq Inquiry, Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, has expressed his shock at some of the information that has emerged.

Mr Turner was one of 15 Conservative MPs who voted against the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. At the time [...]

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Finding Alice by A Single Leaf Theatre Company

February 3, 2010 Days Out

Quay Arts proudly present a great Kid’s Show, Finding Alice, sure to be a hit with children of all ages and perfect to keep them entertained during the February half-term break!

Kid’s Theatre Show, Finding Alice by A Single Leaf Theatre Company on Saturday 13 Feb at 3pm in the Anthony Minghella Theatre is based on the classic children’s [...]

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Haiti Appeal Concert on The Isle of Wight.

January 29, 2010 Charity

The Haiti Appeal Concert will be an evening of live music and DJ’s at Cowes Yacht Haven Events Centre on Saturday evening, February 6th for a maximum of 1000 guests.

The Haiti Appeal Concert – Isle of Wight has been created by Lee Taylor in association with Spencer Rigging Ltd to raise vital funding for the [...]

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The Utility Warehouse

January 29, 2010 Business

The Utility Warehouse provides over 300,000 customers throughout the UK with substantial savings on a wide range of utility services including home phone, mobile, broadband, gas and electricity. They provide their members with great value, great savings and the best possible customer service. Perhaps it’s not surprising that in a recent survey, over 94% of [...]

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Wi-cycle-it

January 29, 2010 Green

The UK’s No 1 FREE online Eco Auction

Wicycle-it is the fun way to recycle your unwanted goods, gifts etc for cash!

If you use ebay, and don’t like the high fees that you are charged, you’ll absolutely love what you are about to discover…Only private individuals can use Wicycle-It, so you can catch some real bargains, [...]

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The Isle of Wight Schools Under 15’s football team, 10 hour football challenge as well as a Table Top Sale

January 27, 2010 Charity

The Isle of Wight Schools Under 15’s football team, made up of 17 boys from all 5 of the Island High Schools are competing in the Donosti Cup in San Sebastien in Spain in July. They are trying to raise funds to get there and on Tuesday 16th February, West Wight Sports Centre will be [...]

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Response to Bad Weather – ‘Too Slow’

January 20, 2010 Featured

Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, has welcomed the relaxation in EU driving regulations for heavy duty vehicles but says the response to the extreme weather was ‘too slow’. The Department of Transport announced on Monday January 11th that bulk milk tankers, and those involved in the distribution of road salt, heating oil and animal feed [...]

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FREE Kids’ Art in the Galleries this season at Quay Arts!

January 20, 2010 Days Out

The Kids’ Art in the Galleries programme held at Quay Arts on Saturday mornings between 10am and noon is great fun for children aged 8 years+ and is now completely FREE!

A different workshop each week, based on the Quay Arts’ current exhibition programme, led by our team of artist Gallery Educators.

Programme details follow:

Date Exhibition Workshop Title Artist

16 [...]

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DEFAULT RETIREMENT AGE SHOULD BE SCRAPPED SAYS FSB

January 20, 2010 Business

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is supporting the Government’s proposal to bring forward the review on the default retirement age saying its members think that it should be scrapped.

New research by the FSB shows that 60 per cent of small businesses do not think the Government should set a default retirement age. However, the [...]

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Andrew Lansley MP to visit Island

January 19, 2010 Business

The Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley CBE MP is to visit the Island on Wednesday 20th January. His visit is at the invitation of the Island’s MP Andrew Turner who asked him to come and see how the Island’s health service has responded to the re-organisation of the former NHS Trust and Primary Care [...]

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Foolish Romantics at Quays Arts, Newport.

January 19, 2010 Days Out

Foolish Romantics

Matthew Burrows,

Simon Burton and

The Baron Gilvan

Michael West Gallery, Quay Arts

Sat 13 Feb – Sat 3 Apr

Drinks Reception: Sat 13 Feb 2 -– 4pm All Welcome

Foolish Romantics is an exhibition of three contemporary painters who look at the idea of the artist as fool or trickster. From clowns to strange transmogrified creatures and [...]

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WightBlogs’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-17

January 17, 2010 Site

WightBlog – WightBlogs’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-10 http://ow.ly/16jcLQ # WightBlog – BAD WEATHER BRINGS MIXED FORTUNES TO SMALL BUSINESSES http://ow.ly/16kaQ0 # WightBlog – A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER NEW YEAR FOR ISLAND PEOPLE – The Island Health and Wellbeing Network is holding it… http://ow.ly/16kaQ1 # [...]

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Your thoughts on the recent bad weather

January 15, 2010 Featured

How was it handled?

After the recent ice and snow, many of us Islanders have had time to reflect on how the cold snap affected our lives.

I was trapped in Shanklin for a few days and although it was at times frustrating, I did see a few examples of great community spirit.

I know that for many [...]

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A happier, healthier New Year for Island people

January 12, 2010 Days Out

The Island Health and Wellbeing Network is holding its first awareness event, ‘New Year, New You’ on Saturday, January 23rd , to encourage Island people to make a healthy new year resolution – to consider healthier lifestyle choices and complementary therapies and pamper themselves out of the post Christmas blues.

The “New Year, New You” event [...]

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Bad Weather brings Mixed Fortunes to Small Businesses

January 12, 2010 Business

With the bad weather expected to continue for several more days, small businesses owners have very varied reactions to the problems they are facing, says The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Many small shops – particularly in rural areas – are reporting an increase in business as their customers are unable to get to larger [...]

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