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Press ReleaseThe Going Electric event returns to the IW College next month after 2022’s successful inaugural event, and it’s all set…
Read MoreNew sales director starts at Red Squirrel Property Shop
Red Squirrel Property Shop has announced the appointment of Ross Taylor, formerly of Fine and Country, as the company’s new…
Read MoreSchool pupils take part in wartime experience
School-children from both the Island and mainland, experienced what it was like at the start of World War II when…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: July 3rd 1858
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 3rd July 1858 included the following story under the heading of Naval Reminiscences.…
Read MoreA single council for Hampshire and IW?
The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has “real concerns” about the government’s plans to “lump” the Island’s council…
Read MoreBook inflation-busting fun for next weekend
Next weekend (July 8 and 9) sees the return of the Royal Isle of Wight County Show. The event has…
Read MoreSchool closures
The headteachers of the three schools named in an Isle of Wight Council report for consultation over closure are members…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: June 27th 1914
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th June 1914 carried the following report. It seems that it is not…
Read MoreSeely flip-flops ‘like a wet fish’
Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has been mocked for recent comments about Boris Johnson, in which he repeatedly contradicted…
Read MoreRobertson selected as Tories’ candidate
Bembridge councillor and leader of the Tory group on the IW Council, Joe Robertson, has been selected to fight the…
Read MoreTragic accident claims the life of Red Funnel employee
A fatal accident occurred outside the Red Funnel ferry terminal in Southampton, resulting in the death of an employee. The…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Clueless over the housing crisis
Drinking, dancing and making merry during lockdowns is the least of the Tories’ worries. By the time we get to…
Read MoreNew events for the County Show
It’s just two weeks to go until this year’s Royal Isle of Wight County Show on Saturday and Sunday, July…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Isle of Wight Can Depress – Satirical observers of Island life
With the smell of smoke from hosting one of his infamous half-sausage BBQs still fresh in his nostrils, Bob Seely,…
Read MorePepperpots receive award
The Pepperpot Players have been given an award for dramatic excellence by the National Operatic & Dramatic Association for their…
Read MoreFestival line-up gets 55,000 revellers rockin’ in Seaclose
They said they would entertain us – and Robbie Williams and John Giddings did just that over a sell-out weekend…
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