LOOK BACK IN TIME: August 4th 1888
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer of 4th August, 1888, tells of a married couple from Ryde who were clearly not…
Read MoreA little light relief for RN ships, Tyne and Puncher
Mal ButlerWhile around 500 yachts were battling it out on The Solent during Cowes Week, keeping a close eye on the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Some judges get it right!
Judges often get a bad rap, so well-done Mr Justice Fancourt, who last week said Prince Harry’s hacking case against…
Read MoreOur answer to Keanu Reeves!
In the 1991 film, Point Break, undercover FBI agent, Johnny Utah, played by Keanu Reeves, is asked how he feels…
Read MoreA chat with Laurence Mead
Laurence Mead has steered Cowes Week since 2018, dealing with the onset of Covid, but the regatta director is stepping…
Read MoreSandown kicks off IW carnival season
Thousands of people flocked to Sandown on Saturday to see the carnival season get kick-started with a spectacular main parade…
Read MoreBISCOES COLUMN: I am buying a property – do I really need a survey?
This is a question our clients regularly ask us. Understandably, everyone is keen to avoid unnecessary costs during what is…
Read MoreGo Electric 2023
Pretty dreadful weather last Sunday did not deter Islanders from attending the second Going Electric show at the Isle of…
Read MoreA blast with a Naval past
Tilly WalderThe recent restoration of the old chapel organ that stands in East Cowes Methodist Church uncovered an exciting clue to…
Read MoreBe a part of the Island’s climate change solution
You can now purchase a stake in the Island’s only community-owned solar farm. Owner of the project, Wight Community Energy…
Read MoreChristian Aid funds raised by walkers
The parish of Newport & Carisbrooke held a number of events in aid of Christian Aid recently. These included a…
Read MoreYarmouth pub’s new managers
The King’s Head, Yarmouth, has new managers, who only went into the pub business together in May when they took…
Read MoreElaine swims 15 days for Bowel Cancer UK
Elaine Turner, from Ryde, is swimming 15 days in August to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK. Elaine was diagnosed…
Read MoreUndercliff Singers present cheque for Ventnor fund
The Undercliff Singers musical director, Michèle Brock, has presented Tony McCarthy, Ventnor community development officer, a cheque for £466.62 for…
Read MoreCharity seeks plant pulling volunteers
Natural Enterprise is out on the River Medina, the Eastern Yar and Wroxall Stream, aiming to eradicate an intrusive plant.…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Carron Snagge Chairman of IW SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity
Although I was born in London, Cowes has always been my home, and as a youngster I spent most of…
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