St Helens Village of Angels gets everyone involved
Mal ButlerSt Helen’s became a Village of Angels again on Saturday, with adults and children making angels out of recycled material…
Read MoreUKSA needs your help to protect their pool
Isle of Wight ObserverHundreds of members of the local Cowes community, alongside UKSA beneficiaries and local schools, are in danger of being without…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Death touches us all
When people discover you work in funerals, they respond predictably. Once you get past the ‘you must be loaded’ stuff,…
Read MoreMP needs to ‘think very hard’ about his priorities
Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, announced in the Mail on Sunday last weekend that he intends to bring forward…
Read MoreBirth of radio marked on IW
Tuesday (December 5) was the 126th anniversary of radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi’s first transmissions from the world’s first permanent wireless…
Read MoreSplendid panto from First Act
By Michael Mullin Pantomime season is officially under way, with First Act’s exuberant Peter Pan. The tale of pixies, pirates…
Read MoreLawdit bucks the out of town trend
Many law firms may be leaving town, but one local solicitor is bucking the trend. Lawdit Solicitors opened its new…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 6th December 1865
The Isle of Wight Observer of 6th December, 1865 details the proposed addition of oil lamps to light up the…
Read More‘Freedom’ tree on display at Osborne
Visitors from Coburg, Germany, the Bavarian Embassy of London and representatives of the IW Council, visited Osborne House to see…
Read MoreInspiring evening from Ryde Chorus
By Claire Sharples An evening of Baroque music from the early 17th Century, performed by Ryde Chorus, alongside guest instrumental…
Read MoreBrighstone Christmas Tree Festival
The Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival started with a Lights of Love ceremony and carol service on Wednesday at St Mary’s…
Read More‘Drink driving is never worth the risk’
’Tis the festive season and the Isle of Wight Council is launching a drink-drive campaign to remind motorists that good…
Read MoreAfternoon story time
Home-owners at Silver Sands Court, in Bembridge, found a novel way of raising funds for the Hampshire & Isle of…
Read MoreMagical mail on the Tapnell Trail
By Leo Craven (aged 2½) We set our compass north for a truly magical and memorable experience – a fantasy…
Read MoreSPONSORED ARTICLE: Festive fun in Figgyland
by Jean G-Owen December’s seasonal Figgy Gig warmed up an otherwise bleak winter evening in Yarmouth on Friday, when Mr…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Bob Simpson Managing Director of Goddard’s Brewery
I moved to the Island in the 1980s. Beer and brewing seem to have always been a part of my…
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