I’m hugely saddened by the closure of my Island primary school – but unfettered greenfield housebuilding is not the answer…
Read MoreMr Holmes is away at the annual Balancing Unusual Items conference; last year he was highly commended for hanging a…
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Read MoreLawdit Solicitors has appointed a new director, 36-year-old Mark Reed, who says he “cannot wait” to see what the future…
Read MoreFormer Shanklin goalkeeper, and regular supporter, Mike Bolan, has donated his late father’s collection of Isle of Wight football programmes…
Read MoreMedina Marching Band has been invited to take part in London Band Week. The event, which takes place in July,…
Read MoreBy Mal Butler A couple who married on Christmas Eve gave up their Christmas Day to help serve lunch to…
Read MoreBy Mal Butler A fossil hunter was just seconds from death after she walked away from a cliff at Compton…
Read MoreThe Isle of Wight Observer of the 8th January 1898 was eight pages long and cost three halfpence. The newspaper…
Read MoreAs we embark on 2023 and look back on 2022, we will all undoubtedly be hoping for a better year.…
Read MoreEveryone else seems to think New Year is the perfect time for change, but personally, I dislike January 1 almost…
Read MoreA dilapidated Shanklin hotel branded “a tragedy waiting to happen” by staff, is being run by the owner of the…
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Carole Dennett