Island good causes can apply for support from the Isle of Wight Foundation
Isle of Wight ObserverCharities and community led organisations working to tackle social exclusion on the Island are being invited to bid for grant…
Read MoreFrancesca Simon is looking forward to visiting the home of the Vikings
Tilly WalderLast week I had the opportunity to interview children’s author, Francesca Simon, who will be visiting the Island to discuss…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8th February 1902
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 8th February, 1902 reported two crimes and the outcome after the perpetrators appeared…
Read MoreEnter the competition to win a pair of tickets to the IW Story Festival
With the IW Story Festival right around the corner, the IW Observer has teamed up with the organisers to give…
Read MoreFiggy Gig beats the winter blues
by Jean G-Owen Friday’s Figgy Gig was bent on blowing away the February weather at CHOYD in Yarmouth, when Jean…
Read MoreA long watch earns a framed certificate for Sandown fireman Keith Cook
Sandown firefighter and watch manager, Keith Cook, has been presented with a special framed certificate, signed by the town’s mayors…
Read MoreThis new book can help us to build a better future
Do you want us to live better than we do now? Do you want to help make a better future…
Read MoreMore than 60 protestors pledge more action on the locked gardens at Harbour Farm
Mal ButlerMore than 60 protesters held daffodils, as part of a demonstration to remind people of what they are missing in…
Read MoreDepartment of Transport says ‘No Go’ to funding beloved Mili Road
The Isle of Wight Council has hit a road-block in the quest to save the Military Road from coastal erosion.…
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Read MoreSenior council official says iconic Military Road could be gone in just two years
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterThe Isle of Wight’s iconic Military Road could be “washed into the sea” in just two years, a senior council…
Read MoreIW Council’s spending plans revealed, as leader says “we have done the best we can”
“I am positive we have done the best as we can to help our residents with the cost of living,…
Read MoreParking fee increase scrapped after being approved less than two weeks ago
Increases to parking fees across the Isle of Wight have been scrapped — less than two weeks after the controversial…
Read More‘Heritage Railway of the Year’ IW Steam Railway goes from strength to strength
Having named the UK’s ‘Heritage Railway of the Year’, 2023 went on to be a great success for the IW…
Read MorePolice call for CCTV to protect “completely obliterated” men’s toilets at Appley
A police sergeant has called for CCTV to be installed at a popular Isle of Wight beach, after public toilets…
Read MoreRyde Toymaster wants to reduce shop size and build housing, new plans reveal
A much-loved Isle of Wight business wants to reduce the size of its shop and build housing. In new plans,…
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