HOLMSEY: Corporate unfairness – we deserve better…
Isle of Wight ObserverHaving 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…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A mid-air emergency
I watched a man die, and miraculously, later saw him stand and walk away. Last Friday night, I boarded Virgin…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: May 25th 1878
The Isle of Wight Observer published on May 25th, 1878 warns of the dangers of not addressing letters and parcels…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Village halls and Westminster dreams
It matters not if you’re on the left or the right of politics, most of us agree that Britain doesn’t…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: A plea for the natural world
Dear Editor, We all need somewhere to live and no one is more important than another person and that includes…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley MP – Labour MP for IW West
Many of you have been in contact regarding the roadworks on Horsebridge Hill and I want to reassure you that…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 May 1853
A letter to the Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th May 1853 could, for the most part, have been…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: It’s all a load of rubbish
Putting air in your tyres used to be a free service provided by garages. Then it became 20p. Yesterday, I…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Toby Beardsall – Founder of Facebook Page – Newport Rd Protest Group
Having lived on the Island my entire life I understand and accept the limitations imposed by its natural wonder. One…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Traffic madness terrorises businesses
Dear Editor, For four days Newport to Cowes traffic has been diverted via Whitehouse Road and Pallance Road. The resulting…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: What a difference a year makes!
This time last year the sun had only just decided to make an appearance, whereas this year we’ve seen one…
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