Plans to use five homes for parenting courses provoke outcry
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterPlans to use five homes for parenting development courses have provoked an outcry from residents and councillors. Shanklin Central’s County…
Read More‘Half-built eye-sore’ plans divide opinion
A proposal to build a new seafront café on the site of a ‘half-built eyesore’ has divided opinion. Hospitality business…
Read MoreKey £13 million spending packages to be considered amid ‘unprecedented uncertainty’
Key spending packages worth £13 million will be considered by the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet this Thursday amid ‘unprecedented…
Read MoreThe Figlet turns one and launches Issue Three
Isle of Wight ObserverIsle of Wight writers and artists gathered at Independent Arts, Newport, last Friday evening to celebrate the first anniversary of…
Read MoreReform UK has single IW branch
Reform UK’s Isle of Wight branch heard about its new structure at a well-attended meeting in Newport on Saturday. Chaired…
Read MorePopular traditional hedge-laying contest returns
The Isle of Wight’s traditional hedge-laying competition is set to return, thanks to support from local rural charity, Wight Nature…
Read MoreThat’s going to be an expensive taxi!
Mal ButlerThe Island’s names are causing confusion across the globe following the recent mix-up we highlighted between Newport and Newport, Wales.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8 February 1902
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 8th February 1902 included this account of a spat between a utilities company…
Read MoreEnjoy the music from Andy Fairweather Low
For the first time since 2021, Andy Fairweather Low & The Lowriders will be touring the UK, and he has…
Read MoreLearn how to ‘Farm Net ‘Positive” with the Garlic Farm
Visit The Garlic Farm Shop & Restaurant, in Newchurch, on Tuesday for presentations from industry experts Becky, Jess, and Neville,…
Read MoreTaste the Best of British at Luccombe Hall
Shanklin’s Luccombe Hall’s ‘Best of British’ evenings are being held on alternate Fridays during February, March and April, with one…
Read MoreAlex follows in his father’s footsteps
Yarmouth RNLI crew member, Alex Pimm, has passed out as an all-weather lifeboat navigator. For the exam, Alex, 29, needed…
Read MoreTouching tribute to Jay from surfing community
Surfers paid tribute, on Wednesday, to one of their number who died following a collision outside Sandown Library on New…
Read MoreA convivial evening spent celebrating German links
The Isle of Wight German Twinning Association has celebrated the return of its Annual Dinner for the first time since…
Read MoreDo you want to sail around the world?
A sailor, who spent four years circumnavigating the world, is selling his beloved yacht. Thom D’Arcy completed his epic 30,000-mile…
Read MoreFirst winner of High Sherrif Maritime Volunteers Award
Mark Southwell has been announced as the winner of the inaugural High Sheriff Maritime Volunteers Award. Graham Biss, High Sheriff…
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