Southern Vectis all the buses were painted in two shades of green with a new logo and slogan, "The Island's Buses". There were some exceptions to the new livery. In 2014, the Needles Breezer livery was refreshed. Two Volvo B7TL's converted to open-top were repainted. The remaining open-top routes had a blue and orange livery, with "Island Breezers" branding. Southern Vectis Southern Vectis is a bus operator on the Isle of Wight. The company was founded in 1921 as "Dodson and Campbell" and became the "Vectis Bus Company" in 1923. The company was purchased by the Southern Railway before being nationalised in
Dogs of Roman Britain Dogs of Roman Britain Dogs of Roman Britain refers to the use of dogs in the Roman Empire from the Province of Brittania under Roman rule. The Roman Province of Britannia was known for exporting dogs. The references by Roman writers to these dogs suggest that British dogs were both fast and strong, useful in hunting and even in war. Some modern dog book authors are of the opinion that these dogs were a distinct breed of dog, and that this breed was the progenitor to the English Mastiff and possibly the Bulldog. The ancient Roman poet Grattius (or Grattius