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Hovertravel -travel for less at Weekends

March 9, 2010 Days Out

Off Peak? Travel to the mainland for lots to do with all the family. Travel for less at Weekends with Hovertravel.From £6.00 per Adult from Ryde ,From £4.50 per Child from Ryde Terms & Conditions apply: Off Peak offer available any time at weekends up to 31st March. Prices stated here are the lowest prices [...]

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Managing Your Way into the Recovery

March 9, 2010 Business

Managing Your Way into the Recovery

The recession is ‘officially’ over and the economy has recorded 0.1 % growth.  Business confidence is reported to be growing, but there is still a long way to go for recovery.  Now is the time to ensure your business is ready and can [...]

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FSB AND IOW COUNCIL MEET TO BENEFIT BUSINESS

March 9, 2010 Business

The Isle of Wight Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and representatives of the Isle of Wight Council have met to discuss issues vital to small businesses on the Island. This was the second in a series of scheduled meetings. The FSB wants regular consultation with the Council to ensure that the views [...]

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Time Is Running out’ for Vitamins!

March 9, 2010 News

Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, recently joined celebrity actress Jenny Seagrove and Totland resident Chris Whitehouse to urge the Prime Minister to block a bid by the EU to ban thousands of vitamin & mineral food supplements, used safely in the UK for decades.

As they launched the Time Is Running Out campaign, campaign group Consumers for Health Choice [...]

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Celebrate St Patrick’s Day at Quay Arts!

March 9, 2010 Events
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Wed 17 March, from 6pm onwards. Celebrate St Patrick’s Day at Quay Arts!

Everyone loves the traditional celebrations that make up St Patrick’s Day. Enjoy Irish music, food and drink at Quay Arts this year!

Enjoy a delicious home-made meal and listen to live Irish music played by well-know island musicians, JC and Kathy Flux at Quay [...]

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PRIORY SCHOOL WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR GCSE TEACHING

March 5, 2010 Featured
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PRIORY SCHOOL WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR GCSE TEACHING

The prestigious Good Schools Guide, now in its 23rd year, has just singled out an Isle of Wight School for one of its awards, featuring PRIORY SCHOOL in Shanklin out of over 30,000 schools in the country among the 800 listed with an award for GCSE teaching.

The Good [...]

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Island MP – Regulation for Island’s NHS must be more flexible

March 5, 2010 Featured
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Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, has called on the Government to review the level of regulation for the Island’s NHS Primary Care Trust. He brought the issue to the attention of the Minister of State for Health, Michael O’Brien MP, in a debate yesterday in Westminster Hall. The Island’s PCT is unique in that it combines [...]

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VAT

February 23, 2010 Business

When VAT was temporarily reduced to 15%, the Chancellor added 2% duty to fuel to offset the reduction in tax collected from motorists.

Now that VAT has been increased back to 17.5% again this hidden tax has not been removed – hence recent rises in your fuel costs.

Sign the petition at the link below to have [...]

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Business Link launches new online service for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Farmers

February 23, 2010 Business
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Business Link has launched a new online resource to help farmers and growers understand farming regulations, and manage the daily challenges of running a successful farming business.

www.businesslink.gov.uk/southeast/farming is a dedicated new section on the Business Link website, which provides farmers in Hampshire and Isle of Wight with practical information and guidance [...]

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Star Attractions Lined Up For Navy Days 2010!

February 18, 2010 Days Out
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The Royal Navy’s two newest warships are set to be dazzling double act as the newest naval technology features alongside the historic prowess of the naval fleet of the past, including HMS Victory and HMS Warrior 1860, at this summer’s Navy Days event at Portsmouth Naval Base and Historic Dockyard.

The [...]

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YMCA CELEBRATES NATIONAL STUDENT VOLUNTEERING WEEK IN STYLE

February 9, 2010 Events

A pamper afternoon to make you feel better and help others

National Student Volunteering Week 2010 takes place from 22 to 28 March, with events running nationwide across schools, colleges and universities. Isle of Wight College Students are getting on board at YMCA Isle of Wight Winchester House, putting their hair and beauty skills [...]

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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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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
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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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Your thoughts on the recent bad weather

January 15, 2010 Featured
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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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Thank goodness Polly and family are safe!

December 21, 2009 News

I had no idea, as I went about my business at the weekend that my great friend Polly, had taken a trip on Eurostar at the weekend. It was only a message that I got this morning, that alerted me to the fact that my friend and her family were safe and well after a [...]

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