Island Obituary – Peggy Forward
Sandown has lost a valued and much-loved member of the community, with the death of 102-year-old Peggy Forward. Peggy was…
Read MoreSandown has lost a valued and much-loved member of the community, with the death of 102-year-old Peggy Forward. Peggy was…
Read MoreA much-loved Polish World War II veteran, who made the Island his home, passed away this week at the age…
Read MoreBy Norman Arnold – President of the IW Liberal Democrats Peter Brand was a key figure in Island politics for…
Read MorePopular gardener and West Wight resident, Peter John Budden, known as ‘Spud’, has died aged 73. Spud, from Freshwater, was…
Read MoreThe chairwoman of Newport Carnival for more than 20 years, June Winchcombe, died at Mountbatten last Friday (April 7), aged…
Read MoreA well-known Bembridge farmer, shooter and motorsport enthusiast, Mike Davidson, has died aged 79. Mike was born on the Island,…
Read MoreA former mayor of Yarmouth, Tim Higginbotham, has died peacefully at home, aged 74. Tim was born in Victoria Road…
Read MoreMichael Albert Terrance Lawrence, who was widely known as Scooby for being built like the great dane in Scooby Doo,…
Read MoreThe Island has lost a keen local historian with the passing of Mrs Noreen Freeman, in Blackwater Mill retirement home,…
Read MoreA highly-respected chef at The Castle Inn, Newport, has died suddenly aged 23. Lewis James Gregory started school at St…
Read MoreA former Metropolitan Policewoman, who retired to Yarmouth, has died just four months after celebrating her 100th birthday. Shirley Margot…
Read MoreA former deputy head and headteacher on the Island has died at the age of 91. James Gerard McGrady (Gerry)…
Read MoreTributes have been paid to Arthur Downer, a long-term volunteer, committee member and supporter of Newport Football Club, following his…
Read MoreThe chairman of Shanklin’s Royal British Legion (RBL) has died at the age of 85. John Rushby was born in…
Read MoreThe Isle of Wight councillor for Ryde North West, Adrian Axford, has died after a short illness aged 75. Adrian…
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