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YOUNG PEOPLE IN ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH ELECTIONS

2121 November 2008 - Voting gets underway on Monday, for the Isle of Wight Youth Council and the Isle of Wight's member of the UK Youth Parliament. 

TRAVEL CONCESSION FOR TRAINEES

TRAVEL CONCESSION FOR TRAINEES
2020 November 2008 - An Island company’s joined forces with a bus operator to make it cheaper for apprentices to get to work. 

CHOOSE YOUR SCHOOL BY 28 NOVEMBER

CHOOSE YOUR SCHOOL BY 28 NOVEMBER
1919 November 2008 - Calling all parents – have you completed your child’s school admission form for 2009?

The Isle of Wight Council says more than half haven't yet returned their forms – the deadline is 4:30pm on 28 November

November 2008

Monthly Comment

By John Medland
Welcome to the November issue of the Beacon. How can we best invest in a more sustainable future?  One way we can is by developing our off road transport system. This will create work, improve health, develop the transport infrastructure, promote green tourism and cut CO2 waste.
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Calendar Image Friday 21st November 2008
A Christmas Concert by the Slipshod Singers - Totland
Calendar Image Saturday 22nd November 2008
The Savoy Open Day - Yarmouth
Calendar Image Saturday 22nd November 2008
Friends of Girlguiding - Newport
Calendar Image Saturday 22nd November 2008
Friends of Girlguiding, Coffee Morning - Newport
Calendar Image Saturday 22nd November 2008
Table Top Sale - Wootton
Today's Weather Cloudy Temp: 13.0° C
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