Solent Lifeboats converge on Cowes for impressive get-together
Isle of Wight ObserverMaritime lifesavers of the Solent area brought their various craft into Cowes Harbour on Saturday (January 19) for their annual…
Read MoreWightFibre receives Gold Standard Quality Mark
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has announced that WightFibre have become one of the first companies to gain a…
Read More16 year-old boy arrested following indecent exposure
Officers investigating indecent exposures in the Brighstone and Wootton area of the Isle of Wight have made an arrest. A…
Read MoreBarratt addresses buyers’ concerns over Brexit
Barratt Homes is addressing Isle of Wight customers’ concerns about any uncertainty they may have over buying a new home…
Read MoreSuspected Haz Mat incident in Freshwater
Isle of Wight Fire Service crews from Freshwater and Newport were called to a suspected Haz Mat incident in Freshwater…
Read MoreIW Council allow fire service merger to go ahead
The Isle of Wight Council have ridden roughshod over strong opposition to approve plans for the Island’s fire service to…
Read MoreBobby Scheme back and running on the Island
The Bobby Scheme, which has brought peace of mind and helped reduce fear of crime to the vulnerable and elderly…
Read MoreDecision to axe cancer travel grant already taken
Although it has yet to be officially ratified, Isle of Wight Council officers have claimed that the decision to axe…
Read MoreRyde Queen left to as rust as restoration plan folds
Further deterioration to the state of the paddle steamer Ryde Queen, which has been berthed on the banks of the…
Read MoreBrexit fears force cancellation of police leave
The IW Observer has learnt that internal communications concerning Brexit were sent to officers and staff of the Hampshire and…
Read MoreOwner claims teenagers may have broken dog’s ribs
A family have been left ‘heartbroken’, fearing their dog may have broken her ribs after allegedly being kicked by an…
Read MoreLast orders for Ryde’s Kasbah
The well-known Moroccan-themed pub, the Kasbah, in Union Street, Ryde, appears set to be closing its doors at the end…
Read MoreTributes paid to special needs teaching assistant
Colleagues have paid tribute to a special needs teaching assistant, who had worked at a school in Ventnor for thirteen…
Read MoreSchool bus driver had over 700 child porn images
A school bus driver has pleaded guilty at IW Crown Court to the possession of a large cache of indecent…
Read MoreReaders Ryde closing down
In another blow for Island High Streets, the Ryde branch of Readers is set to close on January 19. Readers,…
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