HOLMSEY: Another pointless project
Press ReleaseLast week our hard-pressed council triumphantly announced that just over £2 million has been awarded by the government, to be…
Read MoreSafeguarding questions over school’s privacy policy
An Island school changed its policy after the IW Observer pointed out that it appeared to compromise well-established child safeguarding…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox. Leader of the Isle of Wight Council
I hope that, like me, you will be able to get some time off over the Easter weekend, and catch…
Read MoreChildhood memories from Tritone Singers
Tritone singers entertained the audience with ‘The Springtime of our Life’ last Friday at St Catherine’s Church in Ventnor. The…
Read MoreBig-hearted bikers deliver Easter eggs
Around 120 Island riders took part in the annual Easter Egg Run delivering eggs to special needs homes. The motorbikes…
Read MorePlenty of entries at St Helens show
A total of 233 class entries were presented at the recent St Helens Spring Show in the village primary school.…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Rev Mark Williams Minister at Christ Church, Sandown and St Paul’s Church, Shanklin
It is hard to believe that I moved to the Isle of Wight nearly six years ago as minister of…
Read MoreTreat yourself to a yellow bucket
Yellow just might be the cheeriest spring colour of them all, the colour of daffodils, primroses, sunshine and buckets. Buckets?…
Read MoreNew High Sheriff sworn into office
The Isle of Wight has a new High Sheriff, and she has promised to well and truly behave herself for…
Read MoreBiscoes: Buying a New Build Property – Things to consider
If you are looking to move home in the near future, you might be tempted to buy a new-build home.…
Read MoreKay learns about aviation on her final day in office
High Sheriff, Kay Marriott, was given a guided tour of the reopened Wight Aviation Museum on her last day in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Which politician has a vision for the future?
What feels like the longest election campaign in history seems to be under way, but I want to know which…
Read MoreA Wild West Wight night with Figgy Gig
The Chukes of Hazard pulled into CHOYD, Yarmouth, last Friday to open a wild west-themed evening. The local foot-stomping ukers…
Read MoreBoat is ready for the ‘World’s toughest row’
This week, the Mermaid Atlantic team – and a band of supporters – gathered on the bank of the River…
Read MoreGoddard’s open for Easter
It’s a measure of the great affection and respect felt for Anthony Goddard, that as he joked about all the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 3rd April 1920
The Isle of Wight Observer published on April 3rd, 1920 tells about the first meeting on the Island of the…
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