Concerns about teenager gang raised at meeting
Mal ButlerThe Freshwater community voiced their concerns about the behaviour of a gang of around 12 teenagers which has left them…
Read MoreEarly morning fire at Newport Quay Hotel
Press ReleaseThe Newport Quay Hotel was evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday morning after fire broke out in its kitchen.…
Read MoreIW MP in Switzerland but not for the skiing
Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has travelled to Davos in Switzerland to speak at the World Economic Forum (WEF)…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 22nd Jan 1921
This week we thought we’d bring you a selection of classified advertisements from the pages of the Isle of Wight…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Let’s (not) keep in touch…
We all talk less frequently nowadays; WhatsApp text and messenger have become the communication tools of choice. They’re far less…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Jessica Atkins – Army Cadet Force Lance Corporal
Every year, a different county represents the Army Cadet Force (ACF) in the march past the Cenotaph at the Remembrance…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 209
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Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Wellby, IW CPRE – the Countryside Charity – trustee and IW Conservative Association executive member
I’m hugely saddened by the closure of my Island primary school – but unfettered greenfield housebuilding is not the answer…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Why do we need extra maths?
Mr Holmes is away at the annual Balancing Unusual Items conference; last year he was highly commended for hanging a…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Observer Issue 208
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Read MoreMark joins the top team
Lawdit Solicitors has appointed a new director, 36-year-old Mark Reed, who says he “cannot wait” to see what the future…
Read MoreTreasure trove of football fanzines
Former Shanklin goalkeeper, and regular supporter, Mike Bolan, has donated his late father’s collection of Isle of Wight football programmes…
Read MoreMedina Marching Band – by special invitation!
Medina Marching Band has been invited to take part in London Band Week. The event, which takes place in July,…
Read MoreNewly-married couple put others first
By Mal Butler A couple who married on Christmas Eve gave up their Christmas Day to help serve lunch to…
Read MoreFossil hunter has a lucky escape!
By Mal Butler A fossil hunter was just seconds from death after she walked away from a cliff at Compton…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8th Jan 1898
The Isle of Wight Observer of the 8th January 1898 was eight pages long and cost three halfpence. The newspaper…
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