LOOK BACK IN TIME: 1921
Press ReleaseThis excerpt from the Isle of Wight Observer of March 5th, 1921 describes a Parkhurst prisoner in ways that just…
Read MoreBusinesses at Fort Victoria will open for easter
Mal ButlerBusinesses at Fort Victoria will be open for Easter – thanks to a little help from the IW Observer. The…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: On the road to Damascus?
In the ’70s and ’80s, Feargal Sharkey was the lead singer of The Undertones before launching a solo career. These…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 215
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Read MoreThe Freshwater Five story shown on stage
Jamie Green, skipper of the Galwad-y-Mor, who has served 12 years in jail for the biggest drug smuggle in British…
Read MoreNew face heads up much-loved visitor attraction
The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary has appointed a new chief executive, to lead the sanctuary from the end of…
Read MoreFamily business closes following pool closure
Eight jobs have been lost following the closure of the family-run business, Elite School of Swimming at Gurnard Pines. As…
Read MoreSand, sand and yet more sand!
A motorcycle enthusiast has completed a lifelong dream by competing in the Morocco to Dakar rally race – aged 64.…
Read MoreAir ambulance lands on Totland beach
One person was taken to Southampton Hospital, by Hampshire & IW Air Ambulance, after two people fell over the seawall…
Read MoreNHS Trust engages with public over veteran care
The Island’s veteran community and members of the public are invited to come along to a veterans’ engagement event at…
Read MoreThe Veteran Hotel is officially opened
Veterans, military VIPs and volunteers gathered in Ryde last Friday (February 17) to mark the official opening of The Veteran…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Peter Wilson – Former Barratt Homes’ national apprentice of the year
National Apprenticeship Week recently highlighted the benefits of becoming an apprentice, including the training and earning opportunities linked to employment…
Read MoreHow to deal with your green waste
Spring is on its way and, for many of us, our thoughts turn to our gardens. Gardening is a great…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: If a job’s worth doing…
If a job’s worth doing… My late father-in-law, Peter, was the kind of man who put his car away in…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 214
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Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 20th Feb 1915
The Isle of Wight Observer of February 20th, 1915 carried the following advertisement in the Situations Vacant column. Forty shillings…
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