HOLMSEY: The Donald has a point
Isle of Wight ObserverApril’s council tax hike is coming – 5 per cent – again! Add to that rising costs for water, telephone…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Getting to work for the new gardening year
This time last year, we had been battered by damaging winds and heavy rainfall. However, the last few weeks have…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 21 February 1903
This extract from the Isle of Wight Observer was published on Saturday, 21st February, 1903. Elsewhere in the same newspaper…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Joe Robertson MP – Conservative MP for IW East
I welcomed the House of Commons Health & Social Care Committee to the Island last week, as part of our…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 16 February 1918
An Islander writing to his parents from the Battle of Jerusalem during World War 1, saw part of his letter…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Costa Del Gaza – A good idea?
It may have attracted a little ridicule, but I thought Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza was genius. Unlike Kier Starmer,…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8 February 1902
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 8th February 1902 included this account of a spat between a utilities company…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Cllr Phil Jordan – Council Leader
It has been confirmed that the Isle of Wight is formally part of the priority programme for devolution for the…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Tories ‘bottled it’
Dear Editor, So having grumbled for the last 4 years at the Alliance leadership not dealing with the surplus school…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: ‘All the world’s a stage’ – especially for politicians
Actor and raconteur, Charles Collingwood, appeared at Shanklin Theatre last week. He plays posh farmer, Brian Aldridge, in ‘The Archers.’…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Our buses could do with a good scrub
Dear Editor, Why, oh why are all the buses on the Island so dirty? They look awful on the outside…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley, Labour MP for IW West
Last Saturday I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Youth Voice conference, organised by the Isle of Wight Youth…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Should you bite your tongue or burn bridges?
Being angry is never a choice, but when you’re really cross, saying exactly what’s on your mind is rarely a…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Jen Hughes – Parent representative at Oakfield School
Oakfield C of E Primary School enjoys far reaching views over the Solent and is one of the largest sites…
Read MoreIW OBSERVATIONS: Confused adventures in County Hall
The Isle of Wight Council hosted their second Extraordinary Full Council meeting in a month on Wednesday. It turns out…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4 February 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 4th February, 1888, has two ship-related snippets which caught our eye this week.…
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