Champions complete Challenge Cup coup
IW Observer.co.uk2022 Division One champions Shanklin, won the All Things Printed IW Challenge Cup 1-0, beating Whitecroft & Barton under floodlights…
Read MoreOrbital Oddities in Newchurch
James Fradgley, chairman of the Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies (SAGAS), will be giving a talk at Newchurch Pavillion…
Read MoreGet down to see all those gallybaggers
It may be a year late, but it’s back and it’s free. The popular Chillerton and Gatcombe Scarecrow Festival returns…
Read MoreFinal 50:50 Challenge for inspiring Harley
Mal ButlerThree-time official Guinness world record holder, Harley Salter, completed a remarkable 50:50 Challenge for Huntingdon’s Disease in Sandown on Saturday.…
Read More“All the world’s a stage”
Outdoor theatre is always a treat, so make sure you don’t miss ‘As you like it’ performed by the Lord…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 176
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Read MoreThird time lucky for school chef?
A Shalfleet School cook will be hoping it’s third time lucky when she appears in the 2022 School Cook of…
Read MoreGrant will help with film and photo skills
The Queen’s Award-winning Shanklin Voluntary Youth & Community Centre (SVYCC) has been awarded an £8,295 Youth Investment Fund grant to…
Read MoreShirley and Dee taking part in Sevenstar Race
Cowes will host the start and finish of this year’s Sevenstar Race, around Britain and Ireland, leaving Cowes on August…
Read MoreIsland detective gets Quiet Brilliance award
An Island detective has been honoured at the Hampshire Constabulary’s Chief Constable Awards ceremony. Acting Detective Sergeant Iain Robertson has…
Read MoreMore than £4 million paid out in energy rebate payments
The Isle of Wight Council has now paid the national £150 energy rebate to 27,412 account holders on the Island…
Read MoreGrant will celebrate royal links and carnival queens
Freshwater and Totland Archive Group has received an ‘Awards for All’ lottery grant of £8,977. The aim of the grant…
Read MorePolytunnel will help keep IW gardening costs down
A new 48ft poly tunnel, which will be used to grow perennials and herbs commercially, has been opened at Care…
Read MoreNew artefacts and displays at the Museum of Island History
A fascinating collection of photographs of the Queen’s visit to Newport in 1965 will go on display at the Museum…
Read MoreDavid sailing round Britain for Hazel and Parkinson’s
A sailor in his 80s is to undertake a gruelling 2,100-mile journey around the UK to raise money for Parkinson’s…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Two farmers respond to a complaint…
The Isle of Wight Observer of 25th May 1901 gives an account of a response from two farmers to a…
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