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INSPIRATIONAL CAREERS PROGRAMME OPENS STUDENTS’ EYES AT BARTON PRIMARY
Year 6 students from Barton and Godshill Primary Schools enjoyed a fascinating afternoon learning about career possibilities and the world of work on Friday (14th July). It forms part of the 'Start Small, Dream Big' careers programme which is delivered...
Read moreDetailsISLAND MAGICIAN LAUNCHES NEW BOOK EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF MAGIC
Island magician Greg Chapman has decided to make magical history, in the form of a book about the history of the art of magic. Greg, who regularly performs at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, has been performing magic professionally...
Read moreDetails1-YEAR-OLD GRACE RECEIVES BESPOKE WIG FROM LITTLE PRINCESS TRUST
A 1-year-old Island girl - who suffers from a rare condition that means hair follicles don't grow properly on her head - has received a specialist blonde wig courtesy of The Little Princess Trust. Grace - who will turn 2...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN STORE MANAGER CELEBRATES 30-YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY
A born and bred Islander, who raised thousands of pounds for a cancer charity that helped her through her own experience, is celebrating 30 years of working for the local co-operative. Chris Boulton was 26 when she started working at...
Read moreDetailsLIONS CLUB RAISE £7,000 TO BUY NEW BLADDER SCANNER FOR LUCCOMBE WARD
Ventnor Lions Club has very generously donated a new bladder scanner to Luccombe Ward at St Mary’s Hospital. The scanner, worth approximately £7,000, was recently presented to the ward by the Ventnor Lions president Phil Holland and Dick Walters, a...
Read moreDetailsLOVE RUNNING TUESDAY NIGHTERS CELEBRATE 11TH BIRTHDAY
The Love Running Tuesday Nighters - a Newport-based running group - celebrated their 11th birthday last week. Last week (4th July) a 58-strong group of hardy runners braved the elements and relocated from Newport to the green in Gurnard, to...
Read moreDetailsVECTA HOUSE CARE HOME RESIDENTS MAKE FURRY FRIENDS AT MONKEY HAVEN
Every Wednesday residents at Vecta House Care Home enjoy a minibus outing to various locations on Isle Of Wight, their latest being to Monkey Haven. At the Newport-based sanctuary, residents saw a number of different primates, owls, reptiles and meerkat’s...
Read moreDetailsDOMESTIC ABUSE SUPPORT CHARITY TO CLOSE THIS SEPTEMBER AFTER SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 32 YEARS
WightDASH, a domestic abuse support charity for women, is to close this Autumn after more than 30 years. For the last 32 years, WightDASH has existed to give information and support to women and their children who are living with...
Read moreDetailsVISTORS CHOOSE THEIR FAVOURITE AT COWES CLASSICS DAY
Last weekend over 50 much loved and highly polished classic cars assembled on The Parade in Cowes, where nearly 1,000 visitors were able to inspect them and quiz their owners about their history. With additional attractions including historic motorboats and...
Read moreDetailsNEARLY £2,000 RAISED AFTER 10-YEAR-OLD SHAVES HAIR FOR CHARITY
A young Island girl has shaved all of her hair and donated it to charity, raising almost £2,000 in the process. As first reported by Island Echo, 10-year-old Summer Kingston from East Cowes had her hair shaved in front of...
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