LOOK BACK IN TIME: 9 June 1855
Isle of Wight ObserverThe editor of the Isle of Wight Observer published on the 9th June 1855 was not a happy chappy! He…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 3rd June 1922
In the Isle of Wight Observer of 3rd June, 1922 there is a long account of the capture of a…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4 May 1912
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 4th May, 1912 recounted a tale of reckless motoring – with the driver…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 24th May 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer of 24th May, 1856 tells readers about the exploits of two unfortunate young Islanders who…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 19th May, 1888
We noticed two amusing pieces from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 19th May, 1888. The first piece demonstrates…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 6th May 1854
The editor of the Isle of Wight Observer published on 6th May, 1854 pulled no punches in this description of…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: Saturday 27 April 1901
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th April, 1901, carried a sad tale of a child who was sent…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 19th April 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 19th April, 1856 talked about worries that the Isle of Wight might be…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 April 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer of 14th April, 1888 carried two reports from the magistrates’ court which caught our eye…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 9 April 1859
The Isle of Wight Observer tells of a time when parliament actually took an interest in the financial dealings of…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 5 April 1919
The IW Observer published on 5th April, 1919 recounts this tale about a former soldier who lost his temper and…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 17 March 1855
The IW Observer published on 17th March, 1855 told the tale of a landlady struggling with a tenant not paying…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 15 March 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 15th March 1856, included a letter from an Islander very upset with the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14th March 1857
The Editor of the Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th March, 1857 was clearly outraged at being denied access…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 28 February 1903
The IW Observer published on 28th February, 1903 recounts a mystery over a young woman’s body discovered off Dunnose Point…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 23 February 1901
The thoughts about the unnecessary felling of trees from this reader of the Isle of Wight Observer published on 23rd…
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