Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance funds portable defibrillators for non-stop community support
20, June 2013·1 min readEleven year wait for plant to bloom at Ventnor Botanic GardenIt can take up to 100 years before the Puya Berteroniana bursts into bloom, but the Ventnor Botanic Garden only had to wait eleven.
18, June 2013·1 min readHMP Isle of Wight named as one of top five Vegan-friendly prisons in UKVegan advocates say feeding prisoners pasta instead of pork chops will help decrease violence in our society.
10, May 2013·1 min readIsle of Wight Garlic Festival makes Top 10 Food Festival listThe ever-popular annual food festival returns to Newchurch in August.
14, April 2013·1 min readPostcard from the Isle of Wight arrives 45 years latePuzzling story of a postcard bearing two postmarks, one from 2013 and the other from 1968.
3, April 2013·1 min readCaptain Stan’s fish loved by The Hairy BikersYet another great piece of promotion for Isle of Wight food producers. Well done Mike!
18, March 2013·1 min readTom’s Eco Lodge recommended by the ‘Nationals’Well done to West Wight's Tom's Eco Lodge for getting a mention in not just one national newspaper in recent days, but two!
18, March 2013·2 min readBrits vacuum an area size of Isle of Wight in lifetime < Nonsense!What was intended as a little piece of trivia to start the week with, reveals itself to be nonsense.
14, March 2013·1 min readComic Relief does Glee Club: Young Island singers in live semi-finalWe'll be cheering Resonate on in the live semi-finals later today!
8, March 2013·1 min readSnow warning for Sunday and MondayThe big questions is will Monday be a snow day?
5, March 2013·1 min readIsle of Wight top retirement spot in UK (for now)Although the top spot at the moment, trends are changing and those yet to retire have different priorities a new report reveals.
19, February 2013·1 min readThe Guardian: Isle of Wight ‘a centre of artistic activity’The Isle of Wight arts scene received a tip of the hat in last weekend's Guardian.
2, January 2013·1 min readIsle of Wight News: February 2012 recapRosie guest edits our annual recap series, working her way through 3,000+ articles to bring you a selection for each month of 2012.