Island Scooter Alliance visits the Veterans’ Hub
IW Observer.co.ukThe Veterans’ Hub was visited by more than 60 members of the Isle of Wight Scooter Alliance, who handed over…
Read MorePeter J Murray visits Lanesend
Peter J Murray, author of the Mokee Joe series of books, visited Cowes recently to talk Lanesend Primary School children…
Read MoreResidents take action to stop field ‘topping’
Residents opposing a controversial Colwell green-field housing development sprang into action on Friday (February 25) when they spotted a contractor…
Read MoreSeagrass project survives storms
A project to restore environmentally important seagrass beds in the Solent remains on track after surviving the recent storms –…
Read MoreREADER’S LETTER: Learn from history – or repeat it!
Dear Editor, Many years ago, I worked on a Russian rig supply ship in Vietnam. My suspicious translator initially thought…
Read MoreLand in Sandown selling at auction
Charles Darrow Auctions is selling a section of land in Sandown located in and around the areas of Sandham Close,…
Read MoreNew book celebrates Island LGBTQ+ lives
StoneCrabs Theatre have celebrated LGBTQ+ History Month at Carisbrooke Castle and the launch of their Out On An Island project’s…
Read MoreMottistone’s walnut circle to be restored
Until twenty years ago, six walnut trees stood in a circle in Mottistone village green, before one was removed as…
Read MoreNew indoor skatepark opens in Chale Green
A new indoor skatepark in Chale Green, opened its doors to the public on February 21. Canopy Skatepark is a…
Read MoreIsland theatre
Spring is nearly here – and so are lots of theatre treats for Island audiences. South Wight Youth Theatre present…
Read MoreFirst IW vintage motorcycle show
The first of three display shows for the Isle of Wight Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Show this year will be…
Read MoreShrove Tuesday capers
Pancake pandemonium Chaos reigned in the rain at the Yarmouth annual pancake races. The races, which were cancelled last year…
Read MoreMore funding for Gigabit Island
Building Digital UK (BDUK) part of the Department for Digital, Media and Sport (DCMS), has allocated up to £9M of…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A manufactured bruhaha
On the very day our Westminster politicians were being unusually statesmanlike, here, the council’s budget meeting descended into farce. Up…
Read MoreWAGE against Wootton gravel extraction plans
Local residents around Palmers Farm in Wootton have expressed their views on the proposed gravel extraction plans for the area.…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Sally, Lady Grylls, Dementia care campaigner
Nine years ago, whilst in rehabilitation in a care home in Ryde, following an operation for a broken leg and…
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