HOLMSEY: Parenting is tough!
IW Observer.co.ukAll parents worry, but when Anthony Minghella won his Oscar for The English Patient, I told my kids that growing…
Read MoreThe oldest Islander on display tomorrow
There will be a chance to view the earliest Britten-Norman (BN) Islander in existence tomorrow (Saturday) at the Wight Military…
Read MoreStraight to the top!
If you’ve been hiding under a stone for the last few months, you may have missed all the brou-haha about…
Read MoreVolunteers needed for Walk the Wight
With Walk the Wight just a few weeks away, Mountbatten is urging Islanders to take part, with the message ‘If…
Read MoreGet your 2023 calendar early!
The new Friends of Freshwater Library 2023 calendar is now on sale. The calendar has been put together with pictures…
Read MoreIW child poverty hits a record high
The number of children living in poverty on the Isle of Wight has hit a record high, at one in…
Read MoreNew helmsman at Cowes RNLI
Cowes lifeboat has another qualified helm, Mat Randall, who has satisfied the last stage of the stringent requirements set by…
Read MoreA tale of British bulldog spirit against an authoritarian state
It is Autumn 1940 during the Blitz. The Battle of Britain has reached a crucial point and Brit-ain needs its…
Read MoreChildren learn about red squirrel threats in colouring competition
More than 150 children from Island and mainland schools took part in ‘The Big Picnic’ colouring competition, organised by South…
Read MorePresentation of final High Sheriff’s Award
As one of his final acts as High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, James Attrill presented a High Sheriff’s…
Read MoreNew sweet shop opens in Shanklin
Candies, a traditional confectioners, has opened its doors on Falcon Cross Road in Shanklin, next door to the library and…
Read MoreBattle for control of the George Hotel at an end
The leaseholder of The George Hotel, Yarmouth, has spoken of his 18-month nightmare after winning a High Court fight with…
Read MoreVentnor foodbank shelves left empty
The cost-of-living crisis has seen Islanders rely more and more on foodbanks with Ventnor Community Foodbank reporting empty shelves in…
Read MoreA Pan-tastic performance
Pan Community FC 5 v Northwood Reserves 2 Pan secured the first leg of a possible treble, winning the Ken…
Read MoreA plea to ‘give badgers a brake’
The Island’s Badger Society has pleaded: ‘Give badgers a brake’ after a record number of 52 were killed on roads…
Read MoreGreg Douglass at Dimbola Museum
Greg Douglass, guitarist of the world-famous Steve Miller Band, will be playing at Dimbola Museum and Galleries in Freshwater, as…
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