HOLMSEY: Covid wasn’t the first scare story
Isle of Wight ObserverHindsight is a wonderful thing, and according to the costly Covid inquiry, 23,000 lives were lost because Boris failed to…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Drivers duped – again!
Dear Editor, Remember the diesel con? Back in the early 2000s, the government urged us all to buy diesel cars,…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 28 November 1863
This curious tale appeared in the Isle of Wight Observer of 28th November 1863. In those days carriers and their…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Cllr Phil Jordan – Leader of the Isle of Wight Council
The move last May from a cabinet system to a committee system on the Isle of Wight Council was made…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Winter isn’t far away
This week we’ve finally felt the first sign of winter on the horizon, with a distinctly chilly nip in the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: How’s your driving?
A third of us think that driving standards in Britain are bad or very bad, another third think they’re only…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Who’s pulling the strings on Floatie plans?
Dear Editor, I read your front-page article last week, regarding a consultant’s report. The elected council members, prepared on instruction…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 20 November 1920
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 20th November 1920 tells the sad tale of the demise of Robert Mitchell,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: They all lie to us…
The total world population is 8,191,988,453, which is around one per cent higher than last year. The still-increasing number of…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 November 1863
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th November, 1863 carried this complaint about the police. WHAT ARE THE POLICE…
Read MoreIW OBSERVATIONS: London is watching…
Well, here we go again. Another report, another consultant, another invoice for council tax-payers. Richard Penn’s verdict from his 31-page…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 10 November 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 10th November, 1855 contained this report of a proposed ferry service between Ryde…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Emma Bowden – For remembrance week
In the summer of 2025 I was so lucky with my family to visit Japan, 80 years after the Atomic…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: MP’s speech was great – who was listening?
Dear Editor, I wish to commend Isle of Wight East MP, Joe Robertson, for the powerful speech he delivered in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Who are the victims?
Most patients are eventually released from Broadmoor Hospital; however, they rarely return home directly. Despite its fearsome reputation, the average…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley MP — Labour MP for IW West
It’s been a productive return to Parliament following the conference recess. I’ve used the time to champion key issues affecting…
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