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No More Apples For Tom sparks dementia insight

Tilly Walder Oct 25, 2024

I believe it to be one of the greatest skills a writer can possess – to reduce the reader to…

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Tilly Walder Sep 20, 2024

Island author and journalist, Mike Starke, has made it into The Museum of Hoaxes ‘Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes…

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In Wednesday night’s full council meeting, Cllr Nick Stuart’s motion to call upon the council to strongly object the ExxonMobil…

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Following suit from previous years, last weekend’s Wolverton Manor Garden Fair did not disappoint. Promoted as ‘the Island’s largest garden…

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Right now, hundreds of families are fighting the seemingly unending battle of either feeding their family or heating their homes,…

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Last week, the IW Observer team was presented with a personalised garden planter from avid community activist, Christopher Hayton. Christopher…

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There has been a lot of talk recently about the Island’s ferry services deteriorating. Last week, the IW Observer took…

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A wild bird has undergone a traumatic ordeal this week, and had to be taken to an Island vet after…

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Wednesday, June 12, was a busy day for the team at the IW Literary Festival, with their presentation of the…

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Island DJ celebrates 100 year anniversary of a heroine ship

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Local DJ legend, Dave Cannon, of Solent City Sound, has been invited to perform on the historic paddle steamer, Medway…

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IW’s Alzheimer’s Café Daily is first in the UK

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On Monday the Alzheimer Café Daily, the first of its kind in the country, was opened by specialist dementia consultant,…

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Me and My Girl production at Shanklin Theatre ‘truly delivers’

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Last Friday night, I had the pleasure of attending the Island Savoyards’ first production of 2024: Me and My Girl,…

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As she handed me this book, Miranda asked me to be brutally honest. She believes that a review should be…

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Tilly Walder Feb 23, 2024

Whether it be as a result of essential utility works or resurfacing, local businesses can suffer as a result of…

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A new charity dentist unit is coming to the Island, but who is it for?

Tilly Walder Feb 23, 2024

The Island’s dental crisis has reached the point where a charity that provides dental treatment to third world countries is…

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Last week I had the opportunity to interview children’s author, Francesca Simon, who will be visiting the Island to discuss…

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