Phillip turned his life around due to a comment from his daughter
Chris CornfordA man who suffered domestic violence as he was growing up, and admits to spending much of his own life…
Read MoreBe amazed at Golden Hill Fort with fun, free day out
Storytellers, entertainers, archaeologists and wildlife experts will be on hand next week to mark the completion of an ambitious plan…
Read MoreThe Island’s front door!
Red Funnel has been told to “get its act together”, smarten up their yard and finish works to their marshalling…
Read MoreGreen Town Volunteers out for the Spring Clean
Green Town volunteers in Sandown and Shanklin organised a good tidy-up in the two towns during the Great British Spring…
Read MoreAll looking good for Walk the Wight 2021
It is looking very positive for Walk the Wight with Mountbatten this year. The latest indication is that most Covid…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: “Lollipops children, all free today!”
Do you remember Robert Helpmann’s menacing portrayal of the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? I was only seven…
Read MoreChillerton School to remain open
Campaigners who fought to keep their village school open so that options for its future can be explored are celebrating…
Read MoreSteely Lora is up for the challenge
“Please, just give us some time” – that’s the key message from new Isle of Wight Council leader, Lora Peacey-Wilcox.…
Read MoreDredging continues in Newport Harbour
Years of sludge, silt and goodness knows what else is being removed from the River Medina in Newport as dredging…
Read MoreYacht stranded on shingle bank
The crew of a 40ft sailing yacht which ran aground on the shingle bank, two nautical miles south west of…
Read MoreGreen grant for gateway
Volunteers from Shanklin Green Towns, led by Tina Homden, are celebrating a grant from the South Western Railways Station Adoption…
Read MoreAlways be wary of the sea warns lifeboatman Tony
Freshwater Independent Lifeboat coxswain, Tony Moore, has called for holiday makers to be wary of the sea after the crew…
Read MoreFalcon Cross fracas fuels families fears
Local residents have contacted the IW Observer with fears about ongoing anti-social behaviour at Shanklin’s Falcon Cross public toilets. The…
Read MoreQueen’s award for the dedicated bus drivers
The Island’s Community Bus Partnership, a group of volunteers based on the Island, have been honoured with The Queen’s Award…
Read MoreLurid green pond concerns residents
Seasonal increases in algae have alarmed visitors to the iconic duck pond in Shanklin. The water has turned an extreme…
Read MoreBye bye JJ
The controversial Jay Jasarundara, known as JJ, originally paid over £180,000 a year to negotiate the Island’s road PFI contract,…
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