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GREEN SCHEME SAYS GO CAR FREE FOR DISCOUNT
- A scheme to encourage Island tourism businesses help visitors go car-free is being launched. 
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NEW APPEAL TO FIND MISSING PIPES
- Police are renewing their appeal for information after a burglary from a building site in East Cowes. 
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WIGHT HOTRIDE The Prodigy
- Bestival were very excited this week to announce this years Sunday headliner The Prodigy for what will be their last show on these shores for some time.
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IW TAXI FARES TO RISE
- Taxi fares are going up on the Isle of Wight, from 31 March. 
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HELP SHAPE DEMENTIA SERVICES ON THE ISLAND
- Islanders are being asked to share their views on how Dementia Services are developed on the Island. 
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WORLD CHALLENGE FOR IW SKATERS
- Synchronized ice skating team, The Wight Jewels, are heading to Sweden to skate for Great Britain at the Junior World Challenge Cup. 
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BESTIVAL TWINS ISLE OF WIGHT WITH GERMANY
- The Isle of Wight’s Bestival has been twinned with Germany’s Melt festival, held in July. 
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SILVER SURFER'S SUCCESS
- A Newport rower is celebrating after winning silver in the C.R.A.S.H.-B World Indoor Rowing Championships.
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HUGE PRICE HIKE FOR "NEW" ISLAND PARKING PERMIT
- A £500 annual parking permit will go on sale from April.  But unlike the £75 permit that it is replacing, it will not be valid in short stay and shopper car parks. 
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JEWELLERY STILL MISSING FROM TOTLAND One of the missing items.
- Police are renewing their appeal for information following a burglary in Totland Bay. 
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"ONE DAY ONLY" BESTIVAL TICKET DEAL
- Isle of Wight residents can buy tickets to Bestival 2010 tickets locally and in person tomorrow, saving £11.50 per ticket in commission and booking fees. 
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SCOUTS TIDY EAST COWES
- Dozens of Island Sea Scouts will be putting on their gloves and helping tidy up an area of East Cowes, tomorrow.  The town’s Sea Scouts will be taking part in a Big Tidy Up of the Folly in Whippingham.   It gets underway at 10am.
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WORRYING LEVELS OF DEBT, SAYS CHARITY
- Insolvency across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is higher than the national average, according to debt charity, the Consumer Credit Counselling Service. 
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360 DEGREE WORM PROMOTES RECYCLING The iDome
- An inflatable cinema will visit Sandown Primary School today and tomorrow - screening an Isle of Wight Council-commissioned animation about recycling.
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BEATLE'S TRIP TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
- Paul McCartney will headline the Main Stage at the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday 13 June.
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BRIDGE CLOSED FOR WORK
- A 3-day road closure at Yarmouth Bridge will prompt diversions in Yarmouth, from today. 
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NEW MARKETING METHODS FOR ISLAND TOURISM
- Online marketing is being used to encourage visitors to the Isle of Wight.
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