Carol wins ‘IW Picture of the Year’ accolade
Press ReleaseA photograph of a clematis seedhead, taken by Carol Walker, has been named the ‘All Island Picture of the Year’…
Read MoreSpecial baby, Ava, will be home for Christmas
A Totland family will be able to celebrate the greatest gift they could have wished for – their baby daughter…
Read MoreHat-trick for the Denness clan at the Gilten Market
Members of the Island’s farming community returned to Tapnell Farm this week for the annual Gilten Market. Despite the weather,…
Read MoreTerry wants a World Cup hit for Christmas
By Mal Butler A Ryde musician has written a World Cup song encapsulating Christmas as well. Liam Hodge is the…
Read MoreStudent business impresses Charlie
An on-line subscription business started as part of a Year 10 project at Ryde School has impressed an Island businessman.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27th Nov 1875
This report of a meeting in Ryde appeared in the Isle of Wight Observer on November 27th, 1875. After such…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Vix Lowthian – National spokeswoman on Education for the Green Party
Once a year, some of the smartest and most ambitious Isle of Wight students – those aiming to be vets…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Nothing will work unless we do!
Be honest. Do you still work hard, or are you coasting? Perhaps you’ve given up work altogether? I don’t reckon…
Read MoreDirty little secret
By Mal Butler Seven Island beaches are among the top 10 in the UK affected by ‘dry spills’, according to…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 202
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Read MoreHolmes at home in Shanklin
An appreciative audience was enthralled by an evening of sleuthing when Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles was performed…
Read MoreThe Island Remembers…
By Mal Butler Thousands of people across the Island paid tribute to the Fallen at Remembrance Sunday parades and services…
Read MoreRoy’s wartime bravery marked by local council
A Seaview D-Day veteran was honoured on Sunday with the first-ever award from his parish. Roy Hayward, 96, was officially…
Read MoreSpectacular St Saviour’s spring display planned
Parishioners at St Saviour’s Church, Totland, helped plant nearly 2,400 spring bulbs in the graveyard next door as part of…
Read MoreCo-op charity payout
A total of £38,500, raised by Isle of Wight Co-op members for 14 Local Community Fund charities, has been distributed…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Gardens will look to be somewhat dormant
With winter not far away, many of our gardens will look to be somewhat dormant for a while. This gives…
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