Isle of Wight Observer Issue 165
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Read MorePublic consultation over beaver plans
IW Observer.co.ukA public consultation on plans to release wild beavers on the Isle of Wight is underway. Beavers were hunted to…
Read MoreTribute paid to EC Vics’ stalwart, Paul Phelps
East Cowes Victoria Football Club has announced club chairman, Paul Phelps, passed away last Thursday (February 24) after a short…
Read MoreBusking returns to Newport town
The Island Busking Collective is now presenting performers and street entertainers every week in St Thomas’s Square, Newport. Their goal…
Read MoreWWSCC continue with Covid rules
West Wight Sports and Community Centre is to continue with its Covid restriction measures until at least Easter, despite the…
Read MoreBembridge Primary learns about trolls
Before February half-term, a Year 4 class from Bembridge CE Primary took part in a ‘Lurking Trolls’ scheme as part…
Read MoreIW holiday home makes it on to RIBA award shortlist
An Isle of Wight holiday home is one of eighteen projects to be shortlisted for the 2022 Royal Institute of…
Read MoreSausages – and their owners get together
On Saturday 26 February, Richmonds Bakery in Newport hosted their first Dachshund Cafe of 2022. Thirty-five lucky sausage dogs enjoyed…
Read MoreCouncils to work together on affordable housing decisions
Members of 18 Island parish, town and community councils recently met representatives from the Isle of Wight Council and local…
Read MoreVentnor Comic Jazz Band picked for Jubilee pageant
Ventnor’s Comic Jazz Band has been chosen by The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee organisers to represent the South of England in…
Read MoreIsland Scooter Alliance visits the Veterans’ Hub
The Veterans’ Hub was visited by more than 60 members of the Isle of Wight Scooter Alliance, who handed over…
Read MorePeter J Murray visits Lanesend
Peter J Murray, author of the Mokee Joe series of books, visited Cowes recently to talk Lanesend Primary School children…
Read MoreResidents take action to stop field ‘topping’
Residents opposing a controversial Colwell green-field housing development sprang into action on Friday (February 25) when they spotted a contractor…
Read MoreSeagrass project survives storms
A project to restore environmentally important seagrass beds in the Solent remains on track after surviving the recent storms –…
Read MoreREADER’S LETTER: Learn from history – or repeat it!
Dear Editor, Many years ago, I worked on a Russian rig supply ship in Vietnam. My suspicious translator initially thought…
Read MoreLand in Sandown selling at auction
Charles Darrow Auctions is selling a section of land in Sandown located in and around the areas of Sandham Close,…
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