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Courtyard Aesthetic Clinic wins top award

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An Isle of Wight clinic has won a prestigious global excellence award. The Courtyard Aesthetic Clinic, Newport, was named the…

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Entertainment, exhibitions and eating at the 2022 County Show

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 4, 2022

Plans for the 121st Royal Isle of Wight County Show are ramping up as organisers prepare to offer visitors another…

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Dr Who’s boat is flower bed in Ryde

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 4, 2022

Outside Waterside Pool in Ryde, and clearly visible from the road, is an old boat, now used as a flower…

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Yes we cannabis!

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 4, 2022

Island company, Vecticanna, is one of just a handful of companies that has been awarded a Home Office licence to…

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VECTIS VIEW: Diane York, Independent Celebrant

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 4, 2022

It’s November 14th, 2018. My husband of fifty plus years, and I, are touching down at London’s Heathrow airport, arriving…

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Kev misses out on podium place after two punctures

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Kev Chant and James Veal, of the WL-WM Cycle Race Team, competed in the Sandisons 2-Day Stage 2/3 Cat Race…

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Plans to drill for oil in Arreton dropped

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Campaigners were celebrating this week after the company, which hoped to drill for oil in Arreton, confirmed it would not…

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Care in the Garden is open for business

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 3, 2022

Despite Park Road, outside their popular Palmer’s Brook Nursery, being closed until April 18, Care in the Garden are still…

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME: Put clocks forward…

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This week we have three snippets from the Isle of Wight Observer of 2nd April 1921 which we hope you…

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Recovery scheme for wildlife at Nunwell

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 2, 2022

A scheme to support wildlife recovery on the Isle of Wight has been extended with the acquisition of 355 acres…

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Archie’s great race wins him a bronze

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 2, 2022

Archie Pearson and Maisey Kent represented Hampshire and Vectis Schools at the English Schools Cross Country Championships held in Kent…

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Island eagle’s death report ‘inconclusive’

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Dorset Police has been criticised after concluding an investigation into the death of one of two white-tailed sea eagles found…

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Have fun at the Sandown Sprint

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Ahead of this weekend’s (April 2 & 3) Sandown Sprint, the team behind the event have some tips to help…

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Competition time!

IW Observer.co.uk Apr 1, 2022

Island art on show The Fairwinds art exhibition is taking place over the weekend of April 23-24, with a ticketed…

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Please pop in to the pop-up Ukrainian cafe tomorrow

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Three friends are putting on a Ukrainian pop-up café tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) to raise money for the Ukraine humanitarian appeal.…

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IW Observer.co.uk Apr 1, 2022

We’re all heading back to the 70s, says the Governor of the Bank of England, but don’t fret; it wasn’t…

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