Vaccinations start on IW
Chris CornfordThe first Covid-19 vaccination on the Island took place on Tuesday (December 15), with 98-year-old Kenneth Killeen, from Newport, first…
Read MoreLong service recognised
Three members of the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat team have been recognised for long service by the Royal Life Saving Society…
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The IW Observer has always been available online, but during this year of lockdowns and shielding many more readers have…
Read MoreMixed fortunes of the Compton Bay monolith
It arrived, it was seen – and nearly conquered. The Compton Beach Monolith, which has brought global attention to the…
Read MoreShanlkin cliff falls continue to disrupt
Shanklin’s cliff path has continued to suffer from minor and major cliff falls, after a summer of serious slippages and…
Read MoreStill no dementia treatment on IW
A meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s health scrutiny committee on Monday (Dec 7) heard that four dementia patients…
Read MoreReader’s Photo of the week
This weeks photograph was taken by Michael Cooper and is of a magnificent sunset over our lovely Island, with the…
Read MoreMonkey Havens new addition
The Monkey Haven is open over winter weekends on Friday to Sunday from 10am to 3pm and they are looking…
Read MoreAffordable housing plans unpopular in Calbourne
Affordable houses could be coming to Calbourne but local residents and public bodies are objecting to the application. Plans submitted…
Read MoreMottistone setting for a fantastic forest fable
A magical, fantasy extravaganza is taking place inside Mottistone Manor starting Friday 11th December for the next two weeks. A…
Read MoreHigh Sheriff’s Community Awards
The Isle of Wight High Sheriff, Caroline Peel, was out and about again this week presenting more High Sheriff’s Community…
Read MoreThe 2020 winners of the Isle of Wight Rural Business Awards have been announced.
The awards are designed to recognise the achievements of some of the Island’s very best independently owned rural businesses, from…
Read MoreChristmas elves stock the shelves
Asda’s customers may have been surprised to be greeted by lots of Christmas elves in the aisles last Friday (December…
Read MoreThe Vaccine is coming
The first 975 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine will arrive on the Island at the beginning of next week .…
Read MoreHigh winds create havoc at zoo market
The Isle of Wight Zoo’s Christmas Market was cancelled on Saturday after strong winds destroyed the stalls which had been…
Read MoreSaturday fight night in Newport and Ryde
The custody centre in Newport was described as the busiest in Hampshire on Saturday night following a spate of public…
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