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November 15th, 2011isleofwight.com Web Design
November 3rd, 2011We have published 2 new sites for people today. www.allaspectscleaning.pt which is a cleaning company based in Portugal. The other is www.righttoastmaster.co.uk for Peter Tautz the Toastmaster. He has worked for me on several occassions and the events were officiated very professionally. Thanks to you both for the business.
isleofwight.com – another busy day
November 2nd, 2011Busy day again for the http://www.isleofwight.com team. 6 new businesses to go on today and 2 new build websites to complete.
Attack of the Trip Advisors – 9PM tonight on Channel 4
October 31st, 2011Attack of the Trip Advisors – 9pm tonight on Channel 4
I just thought I would let you know that the above program is on tonight, just in case you didn’t know.
Whilst Trip Adivsor is a powerful tool, it can also be extremely destructive to successful businesses. If you have your business on Facebook, that deals with the tourist industry, share your thoughts on the program on the isleofwight.com Facebook Page
New Website for Sentry Mead
October 27th, 2011Just finished the new website for Sentry Mead at Totland Bay and I think it looks great – modest or what. Have a look yourself at www.sentrymead.co.uk
Isle of Wight Accommodation Guide
October 25th, 2011We are delighted on the sales for the 2012 Accommodation Guide for the Isle of Wight, which will be available in January. Guide sales have greatly increased leading to additional new customers for the website. To view or guide for 2011 please go to www.holidayisleofwight.com.
isle of wight dot com online booking
October 21st, 2011Well, I am delighted to say that the new online booking system that has been implemented for a week on the homepage of isleofwight.com has proved to be a ROARING success. Even though it is the time of year when bookings seem to be drying up, the business levels have been excellent.
We still desperately need self catering accommodation to come on board, although next week, we should be adding another 8 to the system, where site users can book online.
Isle of Wight online booking now available
October 10th, 2011Great News for isleofwight.com. Holiday accommodation can now be booked on line, just like you would a foreign holiday. Save yourself hours looking for accommodation, just enter your dates and Bob’s you’re uncle!
Black Lemur born at Isle of wight Zoo
April 27th, 2011Isle of Wight Zoo staff were thrilled on Wednesday 20th April to welcome the newest addition to the zoo family. Black lemurs Adala and Mitsio were the lucky parents, and as part of a European Endangered Species Breeding Programme the baby was very good news indeed.
Black lemurs are only found wild in North-west Madagascar, and are classified on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species.
Breeding programme
The breeding programme involves zoos across Europe cooperating to introduce suitable lemurs to each other in the hope of maintaining a genetically healthy group of animals.
Although zoo staff provided a screened-off bedroom for Adala to give birth in, she didn’t appear to have used it. Instead she proudly sat in view of the public cleaning her baby, who appears to be female. Black lemurs have different colouring depending on their sex – males are black, but females are a paler brown with white ear tufts.
The baby has tiny ear tufts and a ginger back, so staff are tentatively declaring her to be a daughter. She will, however, begin life clinging tightly to her mother so it may be some time before her keepers are able to get a really good view of her.
In the meantime mother and baby will be closely monitored. Adala has been a mother before so her keepers are optimistic that she will bond with her new daughter and raise her successfully.
Thanks to Ventnorblog for the story.
Just what is the UK coming to?
April 27th, 2011A PUB singer was arrested for alleged “racism” after belting out the chart hit Kung Fu Fighting as two Chinese people walked past.
One of them complained to cops, who later nicked stunned Simon Ledger – in a Chinese restaurant.
Simon, 34, often performs the song in Sandown, Isle of Wight. He said: “I hadn’t even seen these two.”
All went well until he began the Carl Douglas disco classic, with its famous Chinese-sounding riff.
Simon said: “We were performing Kung Fu Fighting, as we do during all our sets. People of all races were loving it. Chinese people have never been offended by it before.
“But this lad walking past with his mum called us w*****s and did the hand sign before taking a picture on his mobile phone.
“We hadn’t even seen them when we started the song. He must have phoned the police.
“I thought it was a joke but they were serious. They seemed pretty amazed but said the law is the law and it was their duty. It’s political correctness gone potty.”
Simon added: “There are plenty of Welsh people at our shows – does it mean I can’t play any Tom Jones?”
Bar owner Sean Ware said: “The song is in no way racist and nor is Simon. There is no way he would abuse anyone.
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“He didn’t start the song just because Chinese people were walking past. He had already started playing it.”
Simon, who is on bail until today, wrote on Facebook: “If the lad who phoned the police is reading this, WHAT IS WONG WITH YOU? Sorry, what is wrong with you?”
A police spokesman said a 32-year-old man of Chinese origin had claimed he was subjected to racial abuse.
He added: “Police are investigating an allegation of racially-aggravated harassment. A man from Shanklin was arrested on suspicion.”
“They phoned me when I was in a Chinese restaurant that night. They arranged to meet me and I was arrested.
Thanks to the Sun Newspaper for this article.
