Guest column by Council Leader Dave Stewart
Carole DennettCouncil Leader Dave Stewart sets out his views about how we need to live with Covid-19 in a guest column…
Read MoreNew FYTbus for the West Wight
FYT Bus volunteers Gareth Wyre and Hilary Benns bring the FYT Bus back to Yarmouth credit: Alan Benns A new…
Read MorePetition to save Browns Golf Club
On the day that Browns Golf Course in Sandown shuts their doors - over 2,000 people hope it's not for…
Read MoreHenrietta must have been eggs-hausted!
We're not yolking - there is a twenty-five million to one chance of finding an egg like this!
Read MoreMarine mammals at risk from supertrawlers
So sad to see that so many of these beautiful creatures die as a by-product of supertrawler fishing.
Read MoreCouncil under scrutiny – or not?
What are your thoughts on how the Council's decisions should be challenged?
Read MoreWendy Patricia Willmott – Aged 61
It is with deep sorrow that the IW Observer team announce the death this week of a much-loved colleague. Wendy…
Read MoreReader’s picture
An explosion of colour in the sky at Newtown on a Tuesday evening by IW Observer reader Lynda Chandler
Read MoreHighland holiday for majestic eagle
One of the six white-tailed eagles released on the Island last year has taken a three-month ‘holiday’, including a two-month…
Read MoreLiam’s music blog – three albums to refresh your playlist
What do you think of Liam's selections?
Read MoreGovernment support through Covid-19 pandemic – Island figures revealed
The staggering level of government support to businesses and individuals on the Isle of Wight during the Covid-19 crisis has…
Read MoreIsland line services protected in the short term as franchising hits the rails
Ministers today have abrubtly ended rail franchising with rail operators being moved onto more demanding Emergency Recovery Management Agreements (ERMAs),…
Read MoreDramatic fall in face to face GP appointments
Are you suprised at how few face-to-face appointments have taken place - or are there more than you expected? There…
Read MoreKind IW Observer readers make generous donations
Suzie Metcalfe, a volunteer for the Ventnor Community Foodbank was pleased to see the report in the IW Observer about…
Read MorePriest walks the wight to fund solar panels for well in his home village
An Island priest has completed a 26-mile charity walk to celebrate his 40th birthday and raise money for his village…
Read MoreHolmsey – Hurrah for Bob – at last he’s come good!
I knew it would happen eventually, he just needed time. Patience is a virtue we’re told, although like most humans,…
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