Dogs reducing workplace stress short-listed for award
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Ambulance care dog team has been short-listed for an HSJ Patient Safety Award in…
Read MoreMountbatten hospice donation from IW Sheepdog Trials
The third IW Sheepdog Trials didn’t disappoint. A sunny June weekend set the scene for around 3,500 spectators to watch…
Read More’Port’s prime positions in cricket this week
With rain causing several fixtures, including Ryde and Ventnor, to be cancelled, a century for Northwood’s Liam Roberts was the…
Read MoreCCTV released as part of Shanklin fraud and theft investigation
We have been investigating a theft and fraud incident which was reported to police in November 2023. It’s alleged that…
Read MoreWinners of road safety poster competition announced
The winners of a road safety poster competition, launched by the Isle of Wight Council in partnership with Southern Vectis…
Read MoreIsland obituary: Ian Heal
Well-known Island solicitor and sportsman Ian Michael Charles Heal has died aged 50, following a battle with bowel cancer. The…
Read MoreNew skatepark in Ventnor finished in just eight days
A new skatepark in Ventnor has been completed in record time. The proposed development had been in planning for several…
Read MoreCowes WI celebrate Worldwide Knitting in Public day
Cowes WI took part in the Worldwide Knitting in Public day on Saturday, June 8, on The Green in Cowes.…
Read MoreLocal DJ creates a cassette for MND charities
A local DJ, who has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, has put together a limited-edition cassette with a digital…
Read MoreFerry travel question posed to Parliamentary candidates
Living on an island one of the burning issues for many years has been access to and from the mainland.…
Read MoreDale Howarth presents ‘Just One Thing’ for IW business leaders
Valuable nuggets of business wisdom were shared with a packed audience at the Lakeside Hotel, in Wootton Bridge, on Tuesday…
Read MoreIsland WIs were among those out in force at the Albert Hall in London
A total of 21 different WIs from across the Island joined forces to attend the National WI annual meeting, at…
Read MoreVeteran Aussies are set to play Island seniors
The ‘Kangaroos & Koalas’ cricket squad, of 33 Aussies and three New Zealanders, all over 60, will be playing at…
Read MoreRyde B come close in the Solstice Cup in croquet
Ryde entered two teams into the Southern Croquet Federation ‘Solstice’ Doubles Level Play Tournament, at Hamptworth last week; the combined…
Read MoreIW Hockey celebrated awards in Shanklin
IW Hockey celebrated their end-of-season awards evening, at Shanklin’s Ocean View Hotel, recognising the work of umpires and voluntary club…
Read More‘Inspiring’ Alex is rowing 350 miles for charity
Mal ButlerA quadruple amputee arrived in Yarmouth, on Monday, as part of an epic 350-mile row and 320-mile cycle ride charity…
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