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Hovertravel gives customers more for their money with the School Academic Year Season Card

September 3, 2010 Featured

Hovertravel, the fastest way to travel between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, has improved its School Academic Year Season card and opened it up to adults.  The card gives customers unlimited travel between 01 September and 31 July, including the Christmas and Easter holidays. Neil Chapman, managing director at Hovertravel, said: “An increasing proportion of our commuter [...]

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Quay Arts and the Bestival

September 3, 2010 Events

Quay Arts is set to appear at this year’s Bestival again on 10th – 12th September showcasing a visual feast of painting and sculpture created by… you – yes, you! Quay Arts wants you to help them create a utopian vision of the future: you can paint or write on a huge ‘tapestry’, build a [...]

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Dance with A Difference on the Isle of Wight

September 3, 2010 Events

The Island Dance and Theatre Company and we are proud to teach manyspecial needs children.Amongst these children we have four Down syndrome children, ages from 3 yrs to 11 yrs. one of theparents phoned us and asked if we would teach these children even though they would not be able toskip/jump etc.. She had enquired [...]

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ONEWIGHT CAMPAIGN – UPDATE 1 SEPT 2010

September 3, 2010 Featured

Support for the OneWight Campaign continues to grow.  Over 16,000 signatures have been received at the campaign headquarters to date, but there are still petition sheets all around the Island that need to be gathered in and the signatures added to this ever growing total.  It has been decided to leave the on-line petition open [...]

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Rewarding Experiences for the Retired

August 31, 2010 Featured

People who have retired from full time employment often find renewed fulfilment by volunteering with organisations working in their local communities. If you are approaching retirement and wondering how to fill your time, or are already suffering from the potential “cabin fever” of retirement; volunteering can offer a rewarding activity presenting fresh challenges. ‘Helping Children [...]

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Blind Man Successfully Takes Control of Steam Locomotive!

August 26, 2010 Featured

Blind Man Successfully Takes Control of Steam Locomotive! A blind man who has already driven a passenger hovercraft and a catamaran, and piloted a glider, a plane and a lifeboat, has now driven a steam locomotive over a five-mile track. Colin McArthur, 59, from Sandown, Isle of Wight, took the controls of the 1891-built Isle [...]

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The ONEWIGHT campaign

August 26, 2010 Featured

The ONEWIGHT campaign is still out and about in force! This Saturday the campaign will be out and about in Lake, Sandown and Shanklin where campaigners will be obtaining signatures on paper petitions as well as on the banners that will be attached to the OneWight Campaign Bus! On Sunday, the campaign will be heading to Havenstreet Steam Show and [...]

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End to interest-free student loans

August 26, 2010 Featured

End to interest-free student loans Most will pay 1.5%, while 400,000 face 4.4% interest Millions of borrowers with a student loan will no longer pay zero interest from next Wednesday (Sept 1). The interest rate will jump from 0% to 1.5% for 3.3 million students and graduates, it was confirmed today, while those who took [...]

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MP Welcomes Bus Announcement

August 12, 2010 Featured

The Island’s MP Andrew Turner has welcomed the announcement by Southern Vectis that they will increase the age for half-fare travel from 13 to 18 with effect from 1st September.  He is currently out and about on his annual Summer Surgery which he says has been busier than ever this year.  The biggest issue by [...]

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Hovertravel

August 3, 2010 News

Travel from Ryde to Gunwharf Quays in just 17 minutes with Hovertravel Hovertravel, the fastest route to the Isle of Wight, took one of their craft into Portsmouth Harbour for the first time on Monday to help promote the speed of the journey from Ryde to Gunwharf Quays. Neil Chapman, Hovertravel Managing Director, said: “The [...]

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Nationwide kills cheap overseas spending for all its customers

August 3, 2010 News

Nationwide kills cheap overseas spending for all its customers Nationwide has sent an embargoed announcement on major changes to its Flexaccount bank account. Martin Lewis, creator of consumer revenge site www.MoneySavingExpert.com and its sister cheap travel site www.TravelMoneyMax.com, comments: “Credit card loading is a nasty hidden fee Nationwide has bitched about other banks levying, yet from November, [...]

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ONEWIGHT is campaigning to keep the Isle of Wight united.

August 3, 2010 Featured

ONEWIGHT is campaigning to keep the Isle of Wight united. In June, Deputy PM Nick Clegg said he wanted to reduce the number of MPs. As part of that, the Island’s election boundaries will be redrawn, and one or more bits of the Island will be attached to mainland Parliamentary constituencies, something that hasn’t happened [...]

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Is there another iPhone glitch?

July 23, 2010 News

Is there another iPhone glitch? Users charged £100s for ‘surfing web’ overseas when internet switched OFF Consumer revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com is warning iPhone users to beware a possible glitch that could see them returning from their summer holidays with a shock bill for surfing the web on their handset, even if they’ve turned off that [...]

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The Rainbow Directory Family Publication have changed their name to The Family Directory

July 14, 2010 Days Out
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The Rainbow Directory Family Publication have changed their name to The Family Directory this is a rather special Summer 2010 issue. As they have been running for 5 years this summer.They have grown so much over the years and it is thanks to Island Families and Local Businesses. They would love to hear your views, ideas [...]

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New Computers Cause Backlog Andrew Turner apologised today

July 6, 2010 News

New Computers Cause Backlog Andrew Turner apologised today for unusually long delays in the service given by his officerecently. He explained that MPs only receive a new computer system after an election andbecause his office was one of the first to be changed over after the election in May there havebeen a number of teething [...]

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West Wight Sports Centre to provide short break activities for families with disabled children

July 6, 2010 Events

West Wight Sports Centre to provide short break activities for families with disabled children West Wight Sports Centre is offering weekly swimming sessions for families with disabled children throughout the school holidays. Through a partnership with the Isle of Wight Council and NHS Isle of Wight they are providing a range of planned short breaks for [...]

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