Coronation party raises funds to help young people into work
Press ReleaseA party held over the King’s Coronation weekend has raised more than £1,000 for the Prince’s Trust. The event, hosted…
Read More‘Majestic day’ in Bembridge
Bembridge came alive with more than 80 stalls, hundreds of visitors and alternative street food during Street Fayre ‘23 on…
Read MoreCollette celebrates 25 years of baking
Starting shortly after they first opened their doors, Collette in Ryde, who will be familiar to many of Grace’s Bakery…
Read MoreDarren and Dawn win Chelsea silver
The IW Observer’s gardening columnist, Darren Everest, and his wife, Dawn, have just won a Silver Gilt Medal at this…
Read MoreJohn still in charge of family firm at 100
John Gurney-Champion welcomed 70 family members and friends to a celebratory lunch at the family home at Blackwater on Saturday,…
Read MoreNew WI group enjoy meetings
The Bay Women’s Institute, formerly known as Lake WI, recently opened and now meet on the third Thursday of the…
Read MoreCounty Show – A great day out!
Sponsored content Watch 18 teams compete to push a large hay bale around an obstacle course. Sounds easy? It weighs…
Read MoreHave a break on the water
Two water lodges have been installed in Yarmouth Harbour, giving visitors the opportunity to stay for a break in the…
Read MoreGovernment doesn’t know the sums for Island Line
The government doesn’t know how much public money it has paid out for Island Line, and has told the IW…
Read MoreCouncil changes would cost more
A bid to change the way decisions are made at the IW Council has been delayed, because it will cost…
Read MoreProtest against sewage discharges into the sea
Around 80 people attended a ‘Surfers Against Sewage’ protest on Appley Beach on Saturday. The event was organised by volunteer…
Read MoreHow many beds in Wellow ward?
The Island’s NHS Trust has denied there is any threat to its widely admired end-of-life Wellow Unit, after rumours circulated…
Read MorePat skydives at 80 for animal charity
An 80-year-old Friends of the Animals volunteer is to jump from a plane to raise much needed funds for the…
Read MoreWill the government get ‘tough’ with ferry firms?
The leaders and chief executives of nine other Island communities joined IW Council leader, Lora Peacey-Wilcox and CEO, Wendy Perera…
Read MoreBus collision in Newport Town Centre
Several bus passengers were injured, with one taken to hospital, following a collision in Newport on Wednesday at around 7.30am.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Some things are important
In the coming days, when you drive around the Island, take a few moments to look around you. When the…
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