HOLMSEY: Educating Holmsey
Isle of Wight ObserverWhen I started school, there were two classes for each year and naturally you hoped to be in the best…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 October 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th October, 1888 details the problems the Island faced due to fog, including…
Read More40th landscape painting of the IW Art Exhibition
Next Friday, November 1, sees the opening of the 40th Annual Landscape Paintings of the Isle of Wight Exhibition, at…
Read MoreBeat Surgery beats local community concerns
Tilly WalderLocals were urged to raise their concerns and find out how police are tackling important issues at St. Thomas’s Square,…
Read MoreDementia singalong was a success in West Wight
By Roz Whistance The West Wight Dementia Choir played, to a packed audience with a performance which became one giant…
Read MorePick a pumpkin at Tapnell Farm’s Pumpkin Trail
Tapnell Farm is celebrating the humble pumpkin this October, with the Pumpkin Trail on until October 31, with a Pumpkin…
Read MoreGiving Benji and Bali the ‘bear necessities’
Cherry Godfrey has announced a brand-new competition, in partnership with The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary. The competition is to support The…
Read MoreHallowe’en competition from Yarmouth traders
A free children’s competition for Hallowe’en, in Yarmouth, is part of a local traders’ initiative to bring more visitors into…
Read MoreThe FanTC-Con excels once again in its third year
The Island’s premier comic con, FanTC-Con, was yet again a hit this weekend, at Medina Leisure Centre. Fans arrived adorned…
Read MoreTamarind Indian Restaurant wins top regional chef award
The Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) is the UK’s most prestigious celebration of Pan-Asian cuisine. This year’s awards saw…
Read MoreTrade unions will oppose plans for school closures
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterCounty Hall’s “flawed” school proposals will be met with trade union resistance in their current form, and must be reconsidered,…
Read MoreNo More Apples For Tom sparks dementia insight
I believe it to be one of the greatest skills a writer can possess – to reduce the reader to…
Read MoreFire station open day attracts hundreds
Hundreds of people attended Newport Fire Station’s Open Day on Saturday with the emergency services out in force to engage…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Cllr Debbie Andre – Cabinet member for adult social care and public health
Most of us, at some point in our lives, will need some level of care as we get older. The…
Read MoreIsle of Wight planning applications: 25th October 2024
See full planning notices and all documents by entering the reference number into the search bar on the planning portal.…
Read MoreSome good karma for Karma the dog following car crash
Mal ButlerKarma, the dog’s good luck returned, after some bad luck following a car crash in Ryde on Tuesday. Emergency services…
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