LOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 August 1859
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th August 1859 gave a stern warning about people using the cliffs between…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The risk and the joy of flying
Unusually for a Bank Holiday, last Monday was a beautiful day. Four people woke up, drew back the curtains, and…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Thank you for finding Jay
Dear Editor, On Thursday August 13, at 9.30pm, during the firework display in Shanklin, at the very loud explosion of…
Read MoreIW OBSERVATIONS: New ferries are on their way… Eventually. Probably. Maybe.
It’s been 15 months since May 2024, when Red Funnel’s CEO, Fran Collins, announced the tender for three new vehicle…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: The grief never goes – but kindness makes a difference.
Dear Editor, How things change – and not for the better. In 1989 my wife and I attended the coroner’s…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 25 August 1888
This sad story was published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 25th August, 1888. If only inquests took place…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Steampunk organisers – Donna Jones & Billy Asbo the dog
Well I never — never thought that the 5-day coach holiday from Sheffield in 2012 would result in me moving…
Read MoreIW OBSERVATIONS: A visit that missed the point…
Tuesday’s visit to Ryde by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was a textbook example of how not to engage with local…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A shock on my NHS App
“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Susie Sheldon – HM Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
A couple of months ago we celebrated the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. In 1945 this was a day of…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 16 August 1919
This story from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 16th August, 1919 caught our eye. The felon could hardly…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley MP — Labour MP for IW West
With students across the Island (and the country) opening their long-awaited exam results this week, I want to say a…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Please be like Mr Tidy…
Dear Editor, It makes my blood boil when l see litter just thrown in the street, especially if it’s next…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: This is a long dry summer!
The warm summer is continuing with very little in the way of rainfall, which is so different to this time…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A doctor – an actual doctor!
Having dithered about my ailments for months, last week our local medical centre took pity on me. For the first…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: From cruelty to kindness
Dear Editor, I was concerned to read ‘RSPCA issues urgent appeal’ in the July 25 issue of the IW Observer.…
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