Isle of Wight News

Tidewater News
Franklin, Southampton & Isle of Wight, Virginia
Tidewater News
Bob McDonnell has asked the federal government to declare 37 localities in the state, including Southampton and Isle of Wight counties, as drought disaster ...
Crops take hit in droughtTidewater News

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Ventnor Blog (blog)
Wednesday, 8th September, 2010 at 2:57 pm, Isle of Wight
Ventnor Blog (blog)
After our call-out yesterday to send in pics of what you're doing at six minutes and seven seconds past five today, the 08/09/10 only one VB reader seemed ...

Tribute to air race crash victims
BBC News
A retired pilot who died alongside his son in a mid-air collision in a race on the Isle of Wight had once saved the lives of more than 100 passengers. ...

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The Guardian
Alternative views on electoral reform
The Guardian
Brian Barder London • If the Isle of Wight is the totemic problem (These boundary changes will be imposed by Stalinist edict, 7 September), ...
Forget talk of localism. This is the most Stalinist of edictsThe Guardian

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Ventnor Blog (blog)
Historic Cowes Photos Go On Display in Libraries
Ventnor Blog (blog)
A photographic glimpse into the history of Cowes can be seen at three libraries across the Isle of Wight. A new slide show exhibition called 'A Visit to ...
Trading Standards Advice For Buying Online SafelyVentnor Blog (blog)

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Isle of Wight residents may land FEMA funds
Daily Press
ISLE OF WIGHT – Isle of Wight County residents whose homes sit on eroding bluffs overlooking ...
First day of school gets an 'A' at Isle of WightDaily Press

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Ventnor Blog (blog)
Isle of Wight Bowls Report
Ventnor Blog (blog)
In their final match of the season, the Isle of Wight under 25′s played against Hampshire at the Old Green in Southampton. ...

Ventnor Blog (blog)
Isle of Wight boundary row reaches Westminster
BBC News
The campaign to stop the Isle of Wight being split into two parliamentary constituencies has been taken to Downing Street. Electoral reform plans suggest ...
Petition - Constituency Boundaries (Isle of Wight)DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
Majority Vote For Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies BillVentnor Blog (blog)

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Telegraph.co.uk
The George, Yarmouth: hotel review
Telegraph.co.uk
Fiona Duncan visits The George, an elegant hotel in the charming resort of Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight. By Fiona Duncan We wake, briefly, at dawn to the ...

Ventnor Blog (blog)
Isle of Wight steam railway wins at lottery awards
BBC News
The Isle of Wight's steam railway has been voted the UK's Best Heritage Project at The National Lottery Awards. The railway restoration project based at ...
Isle of Wight Steam Railway Win National Lottery AwardVentnor Blog (blog)
Railway steams to awardIsle of Wight County Press

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Isle of Wight Football League Results: Sunday 5th September
Ventnor Blog (blog)
You can also have a look back at all of the Isle of Wight Football Results that we've reported on VentnorBlog. We all love to read your comments - just ...

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Daily Mail
Father and son killed in mid-air crash
The Press Association
... were in a four-seater Mooney M20B aircraft when it crashed with a sports aircraft over Havenstreet on the Isle of Wight just before the end of the race. ...
Hillingdon man killed in air crashUxbridge Gazette
'Kind' Stanmore pilot killed in plane crashHarrow Times
Light Aircraft Collision: Victims Named By PoliceVentnor Blog (blog)
Metro -Harrow Observer
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Mirror.co.uk
The Isle of Wight is packed with great sandy beaches
Mirror.co.uk
Island's For a small island - a mere diamondshaped dot at the bottom of Britain - the Isle of Wight has a very bloody history. ...

Travel Bestival Isle of Wight
Scotsman
The festival's location, on the Isle of Wight, is a huge bonus. Sailing across the Solent, your everyday worries become a distant memory as you head towards ...
No tedious hippies, ponces or lager louts: Bestival is the best of all festivalsTelegraph.co.uk (blog)
Buy last minute tickets to sold out Bestival 2010Virtual Festivals

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Telegraph.co.uk
Two killed after mid-air collision during Isle of Wight air race
Metro
Two people have been killed in a mid-air collision during a race for the Rolls Royce Merlin trophy above the Isle of Wight. The collision, which occurred ...
Schneider Trophy air collision kills twoTelegraph.co.uk
Two Killed As Light Planes Collide On Isle Of WightPeace FM Online
Two die in plane crashMirror.co.uk
Reuters -BBC News -Radio 1
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Ventnor Blog (blog)
Isle of Wight Steam Railway Win National Lottery Award
Ventnor Blog (blog)
Remember those reminders we kept putting out encouraging you to vote for the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in the 2010 National Lottery Awards. ...

Isle of Wight Radio Plays Request For Local Woman
The Spoof (satire)
The Island's own radio station, Wight FM, stunned listeners yesterday when disc jockey (DJ) Laffs Mangrove played a record for a local woman. ...

Daily Mail
Two die in plane crash
Mirror.co.uk
The light aircraft were taking part in the annual Schneider Trophy on the Isle of Wight at about 5pm yesterday. One plane, with two people on board, ...
Schneider Trophy air collision kills twoTelegraph.co.uk
Two killed as aeroplanes collideBBC News
Two Killed As Light Planes Collide On Isle Of WightPeace FM Online
The Canadian Press -The Press Association -Reuters
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Daily Mail
Checking In: Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur on desert islands and South Coast breaks
Daily Mail
It's perhaps twice the size of the Isle of Wight, but much, much colder. It's covered in ice in the winter, so go in the summer. I was surprised to find the ...

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Summer in the UK: The beautiful South
Independent
The Isle of Wight's only Michelin-starred restaurant and hotel, The Hambrough (01983 856333; thehambrough.com) in Ventnor, has just expanded, ...