Ryde Academy Students spread some Easter cheer
Press ReleaseIn a display of community spirit, students from Ryde Academy have traded their school uniforms in a special mufti day,…
Read MoreFind out what’s happening to Godshill’s tea rooms
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterA tea rooms and garden will be converted into a three-bedroom house, with a smaller replacement tea room built alongside.…
Read MoreNew flats with ‘easy access to the beach’ given council approval
New flats including a ‘starter home’ that was ‘designed with families in mind’ will be built in the centre of…
Read MoreMan, 42, arrested in connection with Newport assault
Following an earlier witness appeal, we can now update you that a 42-year-old man from Newport has been arrested on…
Read MoreHomegrown Music Festival debut a ‘great success’
Mal ButlerThe first Homegrown Music Festival, featuring some of the top Island performers, was hailed a ‘great success’ by its organisers.…
Read MoreMatchday memories for former team-mates
Former Wroxall FC team-mates from over 40 years ago, when they finished as runners-up in IW Division One, they reunited…
Read MoreMothering Sunday service is inclusive of all
On Mothering Sunday, Shanklin United Reformed Church held their monthly cafê-style service with free drinks, sandwiches and cakes. People sat…
Read MoreNew CEO for Mountbatten announced
Mountbatten has announced that Deputy CEO, Becky McGregor will succeed Nigel Hartley, MBE as CEO of the Mountbatten Group. After…
Read MoreMan jailed for four years after admitting sexually assaulting a child
A 58-year-old man from Newport has been jailed for four years after he admitted sexually assaulting a child on the…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: It’s a question of priorities
Dear Editor, I read your article about the increasing reliance on the IW Foodbank, in Shanklin, with great concern. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreOut of Sight, Out of Murder at Shanklin Theatre
Shanklin Theatre presents its own production this month, ‘Out of Sight, Out of Murder,’ by Fred Carmichael. Peter Knight is…
Read MoreApril and Easter, beckons – so celebrate with a theatre trip!
Maureen SullivanCowes Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (CAODS) continues its run of ‘Natural Causes’, by Eric Chappell at Trinity Theatre, with…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Is the end nigh?
Imagine a giant meteorite is heading our way and can’t be stopped. Would you honestly trust this calamitous government to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Karl Love – Chairman of the IW Council
The Isle of Wight faces big challenges in sustaining its economy and community. From ferry operations to housing shortages, we…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 5 April 1919
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 5th April, 1919 reported on the serious consequences that stealing a £1 note…
Read MoreFootprint Trust puts out warning for Islanders to take action
Local charity, The Footprint Trust, is urging residents on the Isle of Wight who are on an Economy 7 tariff,…
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