CABINET CONNECTION: Lora Peacey- Wilcox Leader of the Isle of Wight Council
Press ReleaseThis week I was proud to be present at the raising of the flag at County Hall for International Women’s…
Read MorePrison visit shows diversity in action
The Island has played its part in contributing to the LGBT+ History Month during February. The LGBT+ Network group, from…
Read MoreSwimming school hasn’t given up
There is a glimmer of hope for the Elite School of Swimming, which was forced to stop its lessons at…
Read MoreFiggy Gig celebrates ‘All Kinds of Women’
Figgy Gig paid tribute to International Women’s Day at the Community Hall of Yarmouth and District (CHOYD) last Friday. A…
Read MoreIsland Free School is most popular choice
The percentage of Island pupils offered a place at their first choice of school last week showed massive variations between…
Read MoreChildren’s services council boss retires
The head of Children’s Services in Hampshire, Steve Crocker, is to retire at the end of this month. Hampshire County…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Do as we say – not as we do!
“Fortune favours the brave,” they say. I certainly used to be impulsive and made instinctive decisions. Impetuous behaviour can be…
Read MoreTwo lucky winners of garden waste scheme
Our competition to win an Isle of Wight Council Green Garden Waste subscription attracted lots of entries. The IW Observer…
Read MoreTaste of the Caribbean from the IW Distillery
The Isle of Wight Distillery has announced a fifth addition to its line-up of award-winning spirits – and this one…
Read MoreNo comment from education chiefs on poor A-level results
The Isle of Wight has once again found itself at the bottom of a key education league table. This year,…
Read MoreHedgelaying contest sees single point win
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust staff team won the Island Hedgelaying Competition by a single point in…
Read MoreAnd they said it wouldn’t last!
A Freshwater couple, who were told ‘their marriage wouldn’t last’, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a party last Friday…
Read MoreDirect Cremation? But what about loved ones left behind?
With the cost-of-living crisis affecting people these days and more TV advertising, direct cremation is on the increase. But what…
Read MoreFirst acts announced for new Cowes Fringe
Organisers of the first-ever Cowes Fringe have released details of the first acts which will deliver ‘an explosion of art…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 1921
This excerpt from the Isle of Wight Observer of March 5th, 1921 describes a Parkhurst prisoner in ways that just…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: On the road to Damascus?
In the ’70s and ’80s, Feargal Sharkey was the lead singer of The Undertones before launching a solo career. These…
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