Ryde School’s sailing season success
Press ReleaseRyde School’s sailing team have finished the season on a high. Ryde hosted the BSDRA Team Racing Finals last week…
Read MoreWork to reduce flooding and improve ride quality on popular cycle track completed
Work to reduce flooding and improve the ride quality on a popular section of the Newport to Sandown cycle track…
Read MoreNew plans for Ryde’s Pennyfeathers development have been unveiled
Residents are being invited to find out more and have their say on new plans for a proposed development on…
Read MoreRyde Rowing Club competes in BTC Rowing Club Regatta
Ryde Rowing Club competed at the BTC Rowing Club Regatta at Western Shore, Woolston, Southampton, on Saturday, June 22. First…
Read MoreThis week’s bowls round-up for the Island
In Division One, leaders Cowes Medina A won 8-2 (68-54) at home to Sandown A, Shanklin A won 10-0 (100-36)…
Read MoreTons of runs in the summer sun in this week’s cricket
Highlights of the day included a match-winning ton from Ventnor skipper, Ben Woodhouse, Matt Webb hitting a century for a…
Read MoreChoir concerts make waves for local mental health charity
A joint concert by two community choirs, the NHS Nightingales and Gurnard Community Choir, has raised £2,200 for local mental…
Read MoreBig name announced for the IW Literary Festival
She’s been described as a ‘national treasure’ and across radio, TV and in print, Clare Balding is certainly a household…
Read MoreIsland Girlguiding members attend exclusive movie screening
Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers from across the Island enjoyed a trip to The Commodore Cinema at the weekend to…
Read MoreIsland group The Pill head to Norway after successful IW Festival
Still relishing the success of their 2024 IW Festival appearance, Island punk group, The Pill, have announced a concert in…
Read MoreIsland’s primary schools take part in the fourth annual PEACH Games
Three hundred pupils, from primary schools across the Island, took part in the fourth annual PEACH Games on Friday, June…
Read MoreLow-income families and Island history preservation benefit from grants
Six good causes on the Isle of Wight have benefitted from the latest donations from WightAID. A total of £7,925…
Read MoreThe IW Observer will not be cowed by legal threats from top lawyers
Question: What does a parliamentary candidate do when asked a question by his local newspaper? A: Answer the question? B:…
Read MoreThe Wildheart Animal Sanctuary conquers the Three Peaks Challenge for bears
On June 20, three employees from the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, COO Lawrence Bates and Animal Carers Mary Lenton and Sandra…
Read MoreIsland composer overcomes hip replacement to collect prestigious music award
Isle of Wight resident, and lifetime composer of educational music, Pam Wedgwood, has been awarded the Art of Piano Education…
Read MoreNewport Minster concert in aid of dementia sufferers and their carers
The Phoenix Choir will be performing in the recently renovated Newport Minster on Saturday July 13 in aid of the…
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