Could wading bird change West Acre Park permission?
Press ReleaseAn ‘error’ has been found in the controversial West Acre Park planning application as protected curlews have been left out…
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Read MoreSailing for all legs or no legs!
A group of amputees has spent a weekend in Cowes overcoming their disabilities and learning the basics of sailing. The…
Read MoreNew Island Plan is in troubled waters
Attempts to get a new planning strategy in place for the Isle of Wight appear beset with challenges. Preparations for…
Read MoreJoan at 105
A 105-year-old had a birthday to remember as she was inundated by more than 2,300 cards and a visit from…
Read More‘Incredible experience’ for two Island photographers
By Mal Butler Top Island photographers, Sienna Anderson and Paul Blackley, were given first-hand experience of the Ocean Youth Trust…
Read MoreBig clean up at Colwell Bay
A group of Yarmouth Sailing Club members and friends took part in a beach clean at Cowell Bay picking up…
Read MoreHaylands Horticultural Society Show
Following a two-year gap, the Haylands Horticultural Show once again took centre stage at Ryde United Reformed Church. Although the…
Read MoreLetter of the week
A wasted opportunity Dear Editor, Dr Lesley Stevens can’t have it both ways, (Recommended changes to mental health services, IW…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 9th Feb 1901
In the Isle of Wight Observer 9th February 1901, the editor reflects at some length on the accession to the…
Read MoreCabinet Connection
Karen Lucioni Cabinet member for community protection, regulatory services and waste This is my first column as cabinet member responsible…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Cameron Palin – East Cowes town councillor and Green Party parliamentary candidate
Cameron Palin East Cowes town councillor and Green Party parliamentary candidate My journey into politics started around five years ago…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Learning from the USA
Learning from the USA While we were watching those incredibly dignified scenes from London last weekend, 25 Leicester city-based police…
Read MoreIsland NHS keeping shtum
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has refused to answer questions about how £10 million came to be passed to…
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