Free one hour parking in Isle of Wight Council car parks in Ventnor during Graben works
Press ReleaseA free one hour parking scheme is being introduced in Ventnor while works at The Graben are carried out. The…
Read MoreQuestion posed to candidates on how they would transform Island life for the better
This week we asked the people vying for your vote on July 4 the following question, asking them to respond…
Read MoreContestants take part in Jubilee Skittle Shoot challenge
The Jubilee Skittle Shoot is a challenge engaging five bowling skittles arranged on a table. The contestant that knocks them…
Read MoreThere is going to be unmissable fun at the IW County Show
The Royal Isle of Wight County Show on Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, promises a weekend packed with…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Summer is on its way… surely!
Well as usual, I start off with a round-up of the recent weather that affects all us gardeners. What a…
Read MoreFree The Phoenix! The Island’s first cage show
A perfect night out for all the family! Phoenix Pro Wrestling is back with their third electrifying show, bringing the…
Read MoreWin a pair of tickets to Abba Chique Party Night
Returning for a third year by popular demand, get ready to dance and sing your way into summer, at Jack…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Why would we re-elect the Tories?
In the three years before we voted to leave the EU, nett migration totalled 836,000 people. In the three years…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: How much???!!!
Dear Editor, I thought I’d check how much our half-a-sausage munching MP has cost us in the seven years since…
Read MoreTable tennis tournament raises Mountbatten funds
Forty-four players, including 30 mainland visitors, contested the Mountbatten charity table tennis tournament. Steve Mills was the highest-placed Island player,…
Read MoreIW Observer/Island Echo East Wight Hustings coverage
Wednesday night marked the second joint IW Observer and Island Echo hustings, with the East Wight event held at Ryde…
Read MoreWin an exciting family day out at Fort Victoria
This week, the IW Observer has teamed up with the Imaginarium and other attractions at Fort Victoria to bring you…
Read MoreNew IW literary magazine, The Figlet, leaves footprints
by Jean G-Owen The Figlet Issue Two, the new IW literary magazine, launches as part of the Biosphere Festival weekend…
Read MoreSunshine’s horrific ordeal, anger after poor gull is attacked
Tilly WalderA wild bird has undergone a traumatic ordeal this week, and had to be taken to an Island vet after…
Read MoreA chat with IW Festival organiser, John Giddings
Mal ButlerIW Festival organiser, John Giddings, looked around the site, watching a small army of workers setting up various stages, bars…
Read MoreCountry dancing tradition kept alive by schoolchildren
Children from Brighstone Primary School helped to keep the rural tradition of country dancing alive, by performing three dances at…
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