New store in Nettlestone receives a great welcome
Isle of Wight ObserverMore than 80 people turned out to celebrate the opening of the new Vic’s Stores in Nettlestone on Friday. Local…
Read MorePolice precept rises again for Island households
Island households will pay between £174.31 and £522.92 for 2024/25 for policing, an increase of almost 4 per cent on…
Read MoreAre you ready to Walk the Wight?
Following a record-breaking 2023, registration for the award-winning Walk the Wight has opened for this year. Last year, thousands of…
Read MoreNew crayfish centre opens in Sandown
Sandown’s Wildheart Animal Sanctuary welcomed local supporters to the official opening of its new Crayfish Conservation Centre this week. The…
Read MorePub asks for support until it closes its doors
The Victoria Tavern in East Cowes is closing it doors for the final time in May. A pub statement confirmed:…
Read MoreJan Frith’s Sewing Memories in Ryde
In her newest art installation, artist Jan Frith invites you to turn the handle of her Singer sewing machine to…
Read MoreBembridge history as told by villagers
Recently launched in Bembridge, ‘I’m Not Blessed Well Jokin’!’ presents a collection of interviews with fifteen villagers who, when recorded…
Read MoreChoir sang for St Mary’s Stroke Unit
Members of the Newchurch Male Voice Choir recently presented a cheque for £1,400 to Vickki Owen, clinical lead, and Jeannine…
Read MoreE-scooters and e-motorcycles crushed in anti-social crackdown
Isle of Wight ObserverCriminals will soon be left feeling crushed as officers step up the fight against those causing misery. Police officers now…
Read MoreIsle of Wight teenager found guilty of planning terrorist attack
Following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) a 16-year-old boy from Cowes, on the Isle of Wight,…
Read MoreNational Apprenticeship Week – Celebrating our apprentices
Observer FeaturesNational Apprenticeship Week (February 5 to 11) is to celebrate the invaluable contributions of apprenticeships, both to individual careers and…
Read MoreChoir sang for St Mary’s Stroke Unit
Members of the Newchurch Male Voice Choir recently presented a cheque for £1,400 to Vickki Owen, clinical lead, and Jeannine…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Follow the figures…
DH is at the annual Slush Puppy making championships. Points are awarded for speed, aesthetics and novelty flavours. He said…
Read MoreHistoric expedition journal goes to the Natural History museum
An historic journal, detailing an expedition to the Malay States, has been donated to the Natural History Museum. The extensively…
Read MoreTechnicolor Dickens
Mal ButlerAn exhibition of the Charles Dickens’ story, shown through the medium of Victorian colour photography, is being hosted by Dimbola…
Read MoreFree water butts for homes in Binstead
Homes in Binstead are being offered free water butts to try to help prevent floods as part of a scheme…
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