Northwood Primary School receive ‘Good’ Ofsted for a third year
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterAn Island primary school has secured a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating for the third time in a row — as “pupils…
Read MoreMarch of the Mods along Ryde Seafront
Press ReleaseThere will be a “true March of the Mods” along Ryde Seafront on Saturday (March 30), with some of the…
Read MoreKayakers and bungee jumpers needed to support cancer charity
Wessex Cancer Support runs an annual Swim for Hope event, to raise funds to support Islanders affected by cancer. Last…
Read MoreViolent incident in Brighstone
Two men were arrested following a fracas outside a West Wight country pub on Sunday in which a man was…
Read MoreOur council tax is 11th highest in the country!
Of all the councils in England, the Isle of Wight has the 11th highest rate of council tax. From April,…
Read MoreIsland museum secures £500,000 for essential repairs and upgrades
More than half a million pounds is being invested in Dinosaur Isle — home of Britain’s most important dinosaur collection,…
Read MoreTwo Island libraries to receive a big funding boost
Two popular Island libraries are set to receive a £150,000 funding boost. The IW Council’s Library Service has been successful…
Read MoreStreet trader now allowed on Gurnard seafront
A street trader has been given the thumbs up to sell buckets and spades, crab lines as well as ice…
Read MoreEast Cowes Esplanade toilets could soon face redevelopment
Public toilets on a seafront, which are more than 60 years old and described as a ‘health hazard’, could soon…
Read MoreAdam raises money through a big hair chop
A Newport employee has raised more than £1,000 for the Little Princess Trust after having 12 inches of his hair…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Old? Who me?
Dear Editor, My wife and I have been married for 62 years, we are both in our eighties. In the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 17 March 1855
The IW Observer published on 17th March, 1855 told the tale of a landlady struggling with a tenant not paying…
Read MoreReview of “My Name Is Not Matilda”
Tilly WalderAs she handed me this book, Miranda asked me to be brutally honest. She believes that a review should be…
Read MoreDarren Everest receives a high honour from Dahlia Society
IW Observer gardening columnist, Darren Everest, has been awarded one of the National Dahlia Society’s highest honours, the NDS Silver…
Read MoreSandown bands supports Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat
Newchurch Male Voice Choir, with the Sea Gels Shanty Band, entertained a packed Sandown Christ Church with an evening of…
Read MorePC CONSULTANTS: A very brief history of early computing
Many consider the abacus, invented in 2700BC, as the first computer. With the Ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism, which could predict…
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