World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | yesterday
---Quote--- ISLE OF WIGHT - A local Civil War re-enactor is recovering after apparently being shot while participating in a scene for a Civil War documentary in Isle of Wight County over the weekend. County Sheriff C.W. Phelps said that 72-year-old Thomas R. Lord Sr. was released from a hospital and is recovering at home. Phelps identified Lord as a retired police officer living in Suffolk. The circumstances...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
It is not just the Solent that sets the Isle of Wight apart. The adventure and romance of living on an island, its wildlife and feel for tradition have never been more appealing, says Clive Aslet.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
A fuel tanker crashes and leaks diesel in an Isle of Wight village resulting in a number of minor collisions.
Val Addiction (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The weather was brilliant all week, which was amazing given the afwul weather which preceeded the wedding! Our cottage in Whippingham was lovely, there was a nice outdoor pool (which we didn't in the end make use of, as we were out every day) and red squirrels in the garden (very camera shy ones). The nearest pub, the Folly Inn on the River Medina, is quite a famous pub amongst yachties, and it does...
Standing on My Head (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
What do I miss about England? Well, when I lived on the Isle of Wight in England I would go to Mont St Michel on retreat. I'd take the night ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo and then hitchhike along the coast to the Abbey. What a fantastic place! At the time there was a small religious community living in the old monastic buildings, and if you were on retreat you would stay right up in the old Abbot's...
Captain of a Crew of One (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Does it strike anyone else that some essential journalistic elements are missing from this article : ISLE OF WIGHT - A man was apparently shot during a Civil War reenactment over the weekend in Isle of Wight County. The 72-year-old man, who was not identified by police, was apparently shot during a reenactment at Heritage Park. He was flown to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. There was no information...
osierra.com :: Oscar Sierra (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
After a thrilling performance at this year's Isle of Wight Festival, the legendary progressive rock band Curved Air's re-union Tour continues with 6 more U.K concerts in October, an Italian mini tour in mid November and Japanese dates in Jan 2009. Curved Air's new album 'Reborn', (Classic Curved Air Revisited) is available at all concerts and from the website below...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
A woman who died in a crash on the Isle of Wight was returning home from an appointment for leukaemia treatment.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Two people die and two are seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on the Isle of Wight.
LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
UK - Fans were able to enjoy a successful Bestival Weekend in the Isle of Wight this September, in spite of consistently wet weather before and during the event, with the help of crowd ...
LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
UK - HSL once again supplied lighting for the main stage at Bestival on the Isle of Wight which muddily concluded the 2008 UK festival season, as Britain was lashed by storms, high winds and ...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
A newly completed self-catering resort on the wild west coast of the Isle of Wight has all the ingredients for a nourishing family break, says PHIL BOUCHER.
Command Line Warriors (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
XML did not fall from heaven (or if you prefer, arise out of hell) fully completed. Instead there was a long process of standardisation. In 1969, Bob Dylan started his comeback at the Isle of Wight festival, meanwhile, Elvis began his in Las Vegas, Elton John releases his first record and David Bowie's Space Oddity coincided with the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. Meanwhile in 1969, in IBM, Goldfarb,...
John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
"Vows made in storms are forgot in calms."- Thomas Fuller (The above image is from this Flickr page. St. John's residents may find it curious it's of a place called Freshwater Bay ... not the one around the corner from us, but on the Isle of Wight.)
