New aviaries and hospital room needed for parrots
IW Observer.co.ukThe IW Parrot Rescue is raising funds to build new aviaries after winter storms took its toll on the current…
Read MorePageants and parties!
Mal ButlerA joyful Island was ‘put on the map’ after a weekend of pageants and parties to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum…
Read MoreAnti-government feeling at Freshwater’s Any Questions
The Isle of Wight proved that it certainly had some questions for the government when BBC Radio 4’s long-running current…
Read MoreOne regatta down but success in the other
The Ryde Rowing Club Regatta on Saturday had to be abandoned on safety grounds due to unfavourable weather conditions. It…
Read MoreCounty Show competition
This year’s Royal Isle of Wight County Show will be held at the Showground in Northwood over the weekend of…
Read MoreA musical evening with Milton Hide
Milton Hide will be performing at Ventnor Arts Club tonight (Friday). Jim and Josie Tipler, from East Sussex, make up…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 178
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Read MoreHousehold waste collection update
Subject to the ballot result, a two-week strike by Amey employees, who are GMB Trade Union members, is due to…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: The forthcoming Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
As we celebrate the seventy years of our Queen’s reign, we thought we would look back at a previous Jubilee…
Read MoreEurope’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight
Research led by palaeontologists at the University of Southampton has identified the remains of one of Europe’s largest ever land-based…
Read MoreSPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS: Medina College
Students and staff at Medina College are eagerly preparing for the introduction of the Cambridge IGCSE in Agriculture this September.…
Read MoreUp to £25,000 for Island businesses
If you are an Island business in need a cash injection for a business growth project, you should act now…
Read MoreWomble made of discarded plastics
Eco-based sculptor, Glenn Martin, has recently created a sculpture called the ‘Womble’, made from plastics found on Binnel Bay between…
Read MoreCounty contest cup competition
Bowlers from across the Island have competed to be picked in the forthcoming Ladies’ English national challenge competition for the…
Read MoreReaders picture of the week
This week’s picture of a pair of magnificent hot-air balloons was taken early morning last Monday, by Michael Cooper at…
Read MoreJonathan’s long wait for a new wheelchair
A 19-year-old man, who has cerebral palsy, has been waiting more than a year for a new wheelchair following a…
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