LOOK BACK IN TIME: 28 June 1856
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on 28th, June 1856 included a tale about a remarkable weather event. A TORNADO.…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Well done Brighstone School
Dear Editor, How delighted I was to read about Brighstone CofE Primary School’s Christian vision (IW Observer, June 6). It…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley MP – Labour MP for IW West
It’s almost a year since I wrote my first column, as MP for Isle of Wight West, where I set…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Summertime – and the livin’ is easy
Summer is definitely in full swing now. We’ve had some lovely weather just recently and although we’ve not seen a…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 22 June 1878
This article from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 22nd June, 1878, prompts us to say, not for the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The world is full of Facebook experts
Do you know your FAA from your CAA, your NTSB from your AAIB? If you’re aware of those acronyms, you…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8 June 1918
This article from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 8th June, 1918 seemed of interest, both for the detailed…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Why do I get so cross?
“One-man against the world,” it says up there; but I’d like to know how the rest of you stay so…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4 June 1921
This account of the death of an elderly lady on Tuesday followed by an inquest on the same day, with…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Ward – President of the IW Branch of the Royal British Legion
As President of the Isle of Wight Royal British Legion, I continue to value the respect given, across the generations,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Corporate unfairness – we deserve better…
Having met various city targets, Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, is due one of the biggest pay days in corporate history.…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: It hasn’t been this bad for a very long time!
Dear Editor, People across the political spectrum are finally waking up to the dire straits our political classes have engineered.…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Joe Robertson MP – Conservative MP for IW East
I am appalled that the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) is proposing to pull £1.4 million…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4 June 1859
In the Isle of Wight Observer published on 4th June, 1859 there is an account of a near-fatal boat collision.…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Dr David Isaac – Island GP and clinical lead for the IW Bowel Cancer Awareness Campaign
As a GP, I routinely see all sides of life on the Isle of Wight. In the past week, I…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Check your bills…
Dear Editor, I thought your readers should see a part of my letter to Southern Water. I would advise them…
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