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Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 163
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Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Education funding issues
The Isle of Wight Observer of 20th February, 1869 shows that education funding issues and the school options available were…
Read MoreHammer falls on Nazi weapons at almost double their estimates
Brading-based auction house, HRD Auctions, came in for criticism this week, after refusing to withdraw Nazi, Third Reich and German…
Read MoreThe architect of Quarr Abbey
A free exhibition which celebrates the work of Father Paul Bellot, the architect of Quarr Abbey, is being held there…
Read MoreIW’s spectacular sporting summer
As the Isle of Wight emerges from two years of Covid restrictions, the summer sporting calendar is filling up with…
Read More165-year-old regatta to make a comeback
Sandown residents got together this week to plan the return of the town’s historic Sandown Bay Regatta, over the weekend…
Read MoreGet help with water bills urges Cowes councillor
Cowes councillor, Richard Quigley, has been in contact with Southern Water to see if help is available for people struggling…
Read MoreReaders Picture of the week
This week’s picture has been sent to us by Alison Gethin, who travelled to the Island from Shropshire and, whilst…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Confessions of a master criminal
Despite my criminal past, three times in my life I have assisted police officers when the person they were arresting…
Read MoreFree entry to new Newport exhibition
A new exhibition, exploring the rich history of the Island’s county town of Newport, opens at the Museum of Island…
Read MoreSandown selected for Britain in Bloom
Based on Sandown’s 2021 gold award, the town has been chosen to represent the south and south-east in the Royal…
Read MoreObituary – Michael (Scooby) Lawrence
Michael Albert Terrance Lawrence, who was widely known as Scooby for being built like the great dane in Scooby Doo,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Terry Weaver, Funeral director since the late 40s
I remember when funerals on the Island were nearly all burials. Before May 1961, cremations had to be held in…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Spring is just around the corner
Many of you will have already seen the first signs of spring while out and about. On the ground, snowdrops…
Read MoreJoin Team Pride 2022
Isle of Wight Pride is hosting a drop in session for anyone who is interested in becoming part of Team…
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