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Isle of Wight teletext


"Hiya! Another text service attached - this is "Wighttext', from the short-lived 'TV12' local analogue station on the Isle of Wight. It's a little bit spotty in places but is otherwise full and complete, captured in 1999. Hope it's of a little interest. ""==":)"? ":)":"\"".stripslashes($emoticon)."\"""


        WIGHTEXT 304 Fri 24 Dec 14:55:18
   ISLE of WIGHT COUNCIL       ****     
   Island Wins £300,000       *  * *    
   "Tropical Paradise"     ***********  
   Contract                   **  **    
 ****************** **** ******   ******
 The Council's Education Service has    
 been awarded a two-year contract to    
 provide educational advice and training
 to the tiny Caribbean island of        
 Anguilla.                              
                                        
 The contract which is worth £300,000   
 over two years has been awarded by the 
 Government's Department for            
 International Development.             
                                        
 Situated in the Leeward Islands group, 
 Anguilla measures ten miles by four and
 has a population of 10,000. The economy
 is slowly improving with offshore      
 banking a growing industry, although   
 many islanders remain poor.         1/2
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