Residents urged to stay cool under severe heat warning
Press ReleaseThe Met Office has issued an Amber Heat Health alert for the South East, including the Isle of Wight until…
Read MoreBrading Roman Villa secures £10,000 to uncover hidden Island heritage stories
Brading Roman Villa has secured £10,000 for a new community heritage project, exploring hidden stories linked to the site. The…
Read MoreYoung Isle of Wight writers celebrated in ten-word story competition
Young writers from across the Island have been celebrated after taking part in a creative writing competition, which challenged them…
Read MoreArtists invited to tackle plastic pollution in new Isle of Wight nurdle exhibition
Island artists are being invited to help raise awareness of plastic pellet pollution, by contributing work to a forthcoming exhibition…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Festival bursting to life: Capaldi, Perrie, and Grennan deliver Friday bangers
Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival’s main stage burst to life on Friday with a massive headline set from…
Read MoreJohn Giddings excited as Isle of Wight Festival gets under way
Mal ButlerThe Isle of Wight Festival burst into life last night, and even organiser John Giddings admits he’s as excited as…
Read MoreChildren go free at Robin Hill’s Sausage & Cider Festival and Summer in Nashville
This summer, Sausage & Cider Festival and Summer in Nashville are making family days out more affordable than ever, by…
Read MoreIndustry minister visits Isle of Wight to discuss ferry costs and ETS concerns
The Minister for Industry visited the Isle of Wight last week (Thursday, June 11) to hear first‑hand how the Emissions…
Read MoreFerry firms made no ETS consultation response despite warning of Isle of Wight fare impact
A Freedom of Information Request, to the Government, has revealed that the cross-Solent ferry operators submitted no response at all…
Read MoreNew Isle of Wight ammonite species named after fossil hunter Martin Simpson
A new species of large ammonite from the Lower Greensand rocks of Whale Chine has been described for the first…
Read MoreYoung Enterprise team launches Walk the Wight board game and Mountbatten partnership
Tilly WalderYoung entrepreneurs behind Boundless Wight celebrated the official launch of their first game last night, while also announcing a partnership…
Read MoreCrowds pour in as festival of the summer begins
Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival opened with a bang on Thursday as Joel Corry, Maximo Park, Hot Dub…
Read MoreIsle of Wight planning applications: 19th June 2026
See full planning notices and all documents by entering the reference number into the search bar on the planning portal.…
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Read MoreIsle of Wight and Mull share more than just island life, says reader
IW Observer reader, Mike Waddleton, has discovered that, while we might be envious of their subsidised ferries, the Isle of…
Read MoreCowes hammerhead crane repair costs recovered as council wins £358,000 repayment
The Isle of Wight Council has recovered the cost of urgent repairs carried out to save the historic hammerhead crane,…
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