Island donkeys take centre stage on Channel 4 show
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary featured live on Channel 4’s The Steph Show on Tuesday lunchtime. The show’s producers…
Read MoreKey worker leaves message of thanks
NHS staff and key workers right across the Island have come in for a lot of praise during this crisis…
Read MoreFriends of Animals thank our readers
The Friends of the Animals charity has thanked IW Observer readers for their kind donations, after we highlighted their plea…
Read MoreGrants available for community groups
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) are working in partnership with the National Emergencies Trust (NET) to…
Read MoreHovertravel give helping hands across the water
The Isle of Wight Gin Distillery is using Hovertravel to speed its Wight Wash hand sanitiser across the Solent. With…
Read MoreMessage in a tableau
The congregation of Ryde Baptist Church is not congregating, but they are still trying to send a message of hope…
Read MoreArmy arrives to help provide an extra 200 hospital beds
Army personnel have been deployed on the Isle of Wight to help with the reconfiguration of St Mary’s hospital as…
Read MoreSolent NHS Trust to deliver sexual health services on Isle of Wight
The transfer of sexual health services to Solent NHS Trust took place on Wednesday 1 April, with all the current…
Read MoreChurchers Solicitors joins forces with Isle of Wight based Walter Gray
Churchers Solicitors, who maintain an office in Ryde, has today (Friday) confirmed the planned acquisition of fellow Isle of Wight…
Read MoreBembridge Illusions on hold – but will be back!
Bembridge Illusions’ Winter Series of sailing races had to be curtailed because of the current restrictions. Here, club official Mike…
Read MoreCitizen science project to help save our red squirrels
While stuck at home, how about some science to pass the time and help get an accurate picture of our…
Read MoreNHS frontline staff given something to sing about
Organisers of the Jack Up The Summer festival are offering Isle of Wight NHS frontline staff free entry to the…
Read MoreNewport Club still thriving after more than 50 years
Newport Shotokan Karate Club was the first Shotokan Karate Club on the Island. It first started in the late 1960s…
Read MoreWillows provide perfect haven for much wildlife
Of the many willow species, probably the most familiar is the largest one, the white or weeping willow salix alba,…
Read MoreRoller training only for young Harrison
Young Isle of Wight cyclist Harrison Hendy is trying to keep himself in trim during the enforced lay-off from racing,…
Read MoreFunds desperately needed for ‘very survival’ of local charity
Local charity Friends of the Animals, like so many others on the Island, is appealing for donations to help them…
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