IW OBSERVATIONS: A visit that missed the point…
Isle of Wight ObserverTuesday’s visit to Ryde by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was a textbook example of how not to engage with local…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A shock on my NHS App
“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Susie Sheldon – HM Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
A couple of months ago we celebrated the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. In 1945 this was a day of…
Read MoreSummer Ball at the Birdham in Bembridge
The Birdham Hotel, in Bembridge, is holding a wonderful Summer Ball on Friday, August 22, starting at 8pm and finishing…
Read MoreThe Bakery team that just keeps on rising
by Alan Marriott Back in the 1970s, works team cricket was quite the thing on the Isle of Wight. Employees…
Read MoreLimited edition gin marks 10 years for IW distillery
The Isle of Wight Distillery is celebrating a decade of Island distilling, with the launch of a limited-edition 10th Anniversary…
Read MoreCounterfeit Labubu Dolls seized by Trading Standards
More than 100 fake Labubu dolls have been seized from Island businesses following a targeted enforcement operation by Isle of…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 16 August 1919
This story from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 16th August, 1919 caught our eye. The felon could hardly…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley MP — Labour MP for IW West
With students across the Island (and the country) opening their long-awaited exam results this week, I want to say a…
Read MoreSuki needs love and a new owner
Suki, the 15-year-old cat, who had been bullied so much by a neighbourhood cat that she feared going into her…
Read MoreGoing Electric event returns to Newport Quay
The popular Going Electric show is back for its fourth outing on Saturday, August 31, bringing a full day of…
Read MoreIsle of Wight planning applications: 15th August 2025
See full planning notices and all documents by entering the reference number into the search bar on the planning portal.…
Read MoreThis week’s IW rowing report
Newport Rowing Club celebrated five wins in the season for their junior crew, with the fifth being on home water…
Read MoreSolid Shanklin’s promotion push in this week’s cricket
The weekend saw Shanklin & Godshill Cricket Club move to second spot in the league, after skipper and all-rounder Ben…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Please be like Mr Tidy…
Dear Editor, It makes my blood boil when l see litter just thrown in the street, especially if it’s next…
Read MoreFish saving rescue – ‘It’s heart-breaking to see the fish struggling – or even dead’
There are growing hopes that a combined community effort to save hundreds of fish in Sandown’s Canoe Lake will be…
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