The best thing about Island Life? Potatoes!
Tilly Walder“Today has been a celebration of our visiting Thai students,” principal of the IW College, Ros Parker, explained. “During their…
Read More‘Warma’ initiative leaves pensioner out in the cold
A Cowes pensioner is wrapping up warm and bracing for a cold winter, after being stranded with a broken heating…
Read MoreBeat Surgery beats local community concerns
Locals were urged to raise their concerns and find out how police are tackling important issues at St. Thomas’s Square,…
Read MoreNo More Apples For Tom sparks dementia insight
I believe it to be one of the greatest skills a writer can possess – to reduce the reader to…
Read MoreCelebrated spoof fools a Field Marshall
Island author and journalist, Mike Starke, has made it into The Museum of Hoaxes ‘Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes…
Read MoreThe ExxonMobil CO2 pipeline pressure
In Wednesday night’s full council meeting, Cllr Nick Stuart’s motion to call upon the council to strongly object the ExxonMobil…
Read MoreWonderful Wolverton weekend lives up to excitement
Following suit from previous years, last weekend’s Wolverton Manor Garden Fair did not disappoint. Promoted as ‘the Island’s largest garden…
Read MoreA community pantry’s plight for funding
Right now, hundreds of families are fighting the seemingly unending battle of either feeding their family or heating their homes,…
Read MoreHandmade planters created to raise awareness
Last week, the IW Observer team was presented with a personalised garden planter from avid community activist, Christopher Hayton. Christopher…
Read MoreIslander’s share their honest opinions on ‘shambolic’ ferries
There has been a lot of talk recently about the Island’s ferry services deteriorating. Last week, the IW Observer took…
Read MoreSunshine’s horrific ordeal, anger after poor gull is attacked
A wild bird has undergone a traumatic ordeal this week, and had to be taken to an Island vet after…
Read MoreHeadliners announced for IW Literary Festival
Wednesday, June 12, was a busy day for the team at the IW Literary Festival, with their presentation of the…
Read MoreIsland DJ celebrates 100 year anniversary of a heroine ship
Local DJ legend, Dave Cannon, of Solent City Sound, has been invited to perform on the historic paddle steamer, Medway…
Read MoreIW’s Alzheimer’s Café Daily is first in the UK
On Monday the Alzheimer Café Daily, the first of its kind in the country, was opened by specialist dementia consultant,…
Read MoreMe and My Girl production at Shanklin Theatre ‘truly delivers’
Last Friday night, I had the pleasure of attending the Island Savoyards’ first production of 2024: Me and My Girl,…
Read MoreReview of “My Name Is Not Matilda”
As she handed me this book, Miranda asked me to be brutally honest. She believes that a review should be…
Read More