Boris’s Halloween horror show – Mk 2
Chris CornfordI have a naturally cheerful disposition but there’s an awful lot of gloom around. Last Saturday was Hallowe’en. Desperate for…
Read MoreSpend your money on the Island during lockdown
The second lockdown will be ‘absolutely brutal’ for Island businesses according to Norman Arnold, spokesman for the IW branch of…
Read MorePub duo defy Covid fears
Although we live in uncertain times, publicans Liam White and Simon Cant are expanding their business. Liam 30, and Simon…
Read MoreKaren says ‘Isle be back’ to complete her Island walk
Charity fundraiser Karen Penny’s walk around the Island was called off after just one day this week, following the announcement…
Read MoreRemembrance Day Very Different In Newport At St. Thomas Square Memorial
Normally at 11.00 on Remembrance Sunday there would be Dignatories, Parades and Crowds of people and then all then silence…
Read MoreThe Isle of Wight four piece return with another self-depreciative banger
Coach Party have released their brand new single ‘Really OK On My Own’ from an upcoming EP. Taking a more…
Read MoreReaders Photo of the week
This week’s photo by Rob Rudd of Newport Rob Say`s, This illustrates the times that lie ahead. I have been…
Read MoreLanesend free meals
Around 100 free school meals were handed out by a local business to children from Lanesend Primary School, Cowes, on…
Read MoreForty years of Poppy collections
Former Warwickshire Fusilier Eddie Gavin and his wife Rosemary of Newport received certificates marking 40 years of collecting for the…
Read MoreMrs Susie Sheldon laying of commemorative crosses at this year’s rescheduled Field of Remembrance service
The Island’s Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Susie Sheldon, led the laying of commemorative crosses at this year’s rescheduled Field of Remembrance…
Read MoreShanklin’s Armistice Day Anniversary
Shanklin is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of its war memorial, with a special film, narrated by the…
Read MorePoppy Wreath
Carole DennettSeeing these poppies she thinks of a quiet corner of a foreign field, wild poppies and fragments of dark slate,…
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You may be surprised at what the Chairman of the IW Young Conservatives has to say about the government’s response…
Read MoreReader’s Photo of the Week
This week’s photo “A view over Freshwater” was taken by Charles Chapman and clearly shows one of the beautiful rainbows…
Read MoreRemember, remember hedgehogs in November
Watch out for wildlife on bonfire night – that’s the message from Isle of Wight Hedgehog Rescue (IWHR) in Seaview,…
Read MoreHolmsey – Let them eat sausage
Unless they’re being called ‘the nasty party,’ the Tories love a slogan, but their heartless decision not to fund free…
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