Could you count butterflies to help save them?
Isle of Wight ObserverWildlife charity ‘Butterfly Conservation’ is calling on Islanders to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count. After analysing 50…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Lucy Gregg – co-founder of Wight Whisky
After years of planning and hard work, our brand-new distillery, at New Farm, is finally open, nestled within the picturesque…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The Island has spoken
Triumphalism is ugly and often backfires. I had the privilege of being at the count last Thursday, and, after the…
Read MoreLearn how to protect yourself from fraudsters
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police has issued advice on how to keep yourself safe from fraudsters. When fraudsters go…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Excuses from Red Funnel
Dear Editor, In issue 280 I wrote, in Soapbox, about how ferry costs had stopped my wife and I having…
Read More‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ opens this evening
‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ opens at the Apollo Theatre, Newport, today (Friday). The play is a celebrated modern…
Read MoreIsle of Wight planning applications: 12th July 2024
See full planning notices and all documents by entering the reference number into the search bar on the planning portal.…
Read MoreIW Observer 285
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Read MoreResearch reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in a century
The most complete dinosaur discovered in this country in the last 100 years, with a pubic hip bone the size…
Read MoreIsland Learning Centre celebrates refurbishment with ribbon-cutting
A school in Newport is sporting a fresh new look following a £100,000 revamp. The Island Learning Centre marked the…
Read MoreThis week’s Island bowls round-up
In Division One, Shanklin B won 7-3 (56-54) at home to Cowes Medina B, and Totland A won 8-2 (70-45)…
Read MoreWatch free performance by The BRIT School students at Mountbatten
An original performance will be staged at Mountbatten IW, by young people from leading performing and creative arts centre, The…
Read MoreRoscoe rescues resilient Ryde in this week’s cricket
Ryde secured nail-biting success at home to Alton, with mixed results for the other senior sides, with bowlers dominant in…
Read MoreMany flock to Ryde for the New Carnival Company’s Mardis Gras
Ryde was a festival of colour as the New Carnival Company celebrated its biggest event of the year on Saturday…
Read MoreDouble success celebrated for Cowes-based architect
Cowes-based architect Leah Mew is celebrating a double success at the prestigious IW Society Conservation Awards and RIBA Design Awards.…
Read MoreApplications welcomed for council’s ‘spare seat’ scheme
Applications for the ‘spare seat’ scheme on school buses for the 2024/25 academic year close this Friday. Introduced by the…
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