Children help fundraise for Balu and Banji’s new home
Isle of Wight ObserverDuring a visit to the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown, the grandchildren of Jim Isted, better known as ‘Jurassic Jim’,…
Read MoreFitness class raises money for charities
Thirty members of Ali’s Fitness Fusion came together for a Magical Musicals Sunday workshop, on July 21, at East Cowes…
Read MoreColourful characters all around Brading
Aunt Sally and Worzel Gummidge welcomed residents and visitors to a community garden party at St Mary’s Church Hall and…
Read MoreVintage ’Port in this week’s cricket report
Island cricket Newport won the Senior Cup, beating St Helens by 8 runs, in a close encounter at Newclose. After…
Read MoreIslanders unhappy with health and social services
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterA majority of recent feedback for the Island’s health and social care services is negative, according to an Island watchdog.…
Read MoreSandown Beach rescue for elderly lady
Sandown Beach Life Guards came to the rescue of an elderly lady, who fell in the incoming tide at Yaverland…
Read MoreYoung rider makes the podium in bike festival
Young rider, Finley Manser-Grundy, travelled to the Malvern Hills, with his family over the bank holiday weekend, to compete in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: You’re only young once in a lifetime!
Picking at spots, dreaming of girls, and – furtively – looking at top-shelf magazines in newsagents are things I remember…
Read MoreEmily’s duck comes home first – again!
Writer and performer, Emily Scotcher, made a song and dance by winning the Crown Inn at Shorwell’s annual charity duck…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Cllr Karen Lucioni – Cabinet member for regulatory services, community protection and ICT
In March 2023, the previous government announced every police force in England and Wales would receive at least £1 million…
Read More‘Deafening’ silence from ferry operator
Over recent weeks, further troubling allegations have emerged concerning the current management and the future of Red Funnel. Despite the…
Read MoreSea songs and shanties raise money for coast watch station
The 2024 Yarmouth Festival of Sea Songs (YSSF) continued its growing success and raised £6,000 for The Needles Coastwatch (NCI)…
Read MoreOpposition grows to oil giant’s pipeline plan
Island residents are increasingly opposing ExxonMobil’s proposed Solent CO2 Pipeline. IW councillors, Nick Stuart and Claire Critchison, have teamed up…
Read MoreYinspire launches new expanded class schedule
Yinspire Yoga, in Brading, has released an exciting new schedule for September 2024. The expanded schedule features Yin Yoga (Monday…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Houses needed – but for the right people
Dear Editor, I have mixed feelings about the government’s housebuilding plans for our Island and I am keeping my fingers…
Read More’Small Town Witches’ come to the Island
Mal ButlerA Sandown shop has been used as a location for a magical pilot episode of an American TV series, entitled…
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