HOLMSEY: Is the NHS really the envy of the world?
Press ReleaseThere’s nowhere on the Island nicer than Yarmouth, Freshwater and Totland, but if you live in the east Wight, I…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 213
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Read MoreYoung creatives perform 9 to 5
Curtain Call Creative are performing 9 to 5 The Musical, at Shanklin Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday (Feb 15/16) at…
Read MorePeter’s in his heels again!
Fund raiser Peter May is taking on his biggest challenge yet, with a 24-hour walk in four-inch heels on a…
Read MoreGardener Darren helps Daisy Chains
A gardening-themed quiz, organised by the IW Observer’s horticultural expert, Darren Everest, has raised more than £100 for charity. The…
Read MoreHave a laugh and raise funds for Mountbatten
Between 1992 and 2009 Big Al and The Doc (the IW Observer’s columnist David Holmes) were behind a daily lunchtime…
Read MoreSchool’s out for ever in Yarmouth
Past pupils, teachers and Yarmouth residents were given the opportunity to have one final look inside the school before the…
Read MoreUpdate on NHS Trust management merger
The Isle of Wight Observer has made a formal complaint to the IW NHS Trust about their failure to consult…
Read MoreThe Veterans hotel opening Ryde
Mal ButlerA unique hotel has been opened in Ryde, offering free holidays to members of the Armed Forces. The Veteran is…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Karl Love Cabinet, member for adult social care and public health
Arriving at some sort of consensus in the construction of the Isle of Wight Council’s proposed budget has been one…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Time may be free – but it’s priceless!
Doomscrolling is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading bad news online and, sadly, many of us…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 9th Feb 1895
This snippet from the Isle of Wight Observer of 9th February, 1895, shows that fishermen were unhappy with fish catch…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Bob Blezzard, Secretary of the IW German Twinning Association
Despite being a regular visitor to Germany for most of my adult life, and having long-standing friendships there, I was,…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 212
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Read MoreJoin Team Pride
The search is on for new trustees and volunteers to become part of Team Isle of Wight Pride. Work is…
Read MoreNot such a sweet spot!
In the week that the Isle of Wight Council announced a council tax increase of 4.99 per cent, and swingeing…
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