STAR LETTER: The ferries always let you down
Isle of Wight ObserverDear Editor, I would like to share with your readers my recent experience of trying to book with Wightlink ferries.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 21 December 1889
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 21st December, 1889, tells of two near misses on railway lines that are…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Lessons in how to waste time and money
Elon Musk tweets up to 150 times a day on his X platform. His pronouncements are widely shared, in part…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 17 January 1857
In the Isle of Wight Observer published on 17th January, 1857, Mr Hawkins of St Helens took issue with a…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: A new gardening year awaits
Happy New Year to all you gardeners out there. Well, as always, I’ll start off with a comment about the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: I survived Christmas – despite the government
I have an incredible body. It’s not the best looking, or the slimmest. Ideally, it could be a little longer,…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Cllr Phil Jordan – Council Leader
Despite Christmas and New Year, it has been a busy few weeks at County Hall. Much of the public discussion…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Irreplaceable relationships at Island School
Dear Editor, I have written to the Isle of Wight Council making the following points and others. I am awaiting…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 12 January 1901
Some Island arguments never go away as these two pieces published in the Isle of Wight Observer of 12th January,…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Locked loo and lost custom at Lidl
Dear Editor, I’m diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and I found myself needing a loo while shopping in Lidl in Shanklin.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: January 1, 1853
The Isle of Wight Observer, published on January 1, 1853, told how Edward Flux was up before the bench for…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Looking forward to 2025
Did people in your house put their empty sweetie wrappings back into the tubs over Christmas? Is that because they…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Rev Chris Bradish – team rector for Newport, Carisbrooke and Gatcombe
Have you been to a nativity play this year? You know the sort – shepherds wear tea-towels, angels wear coat-hangers…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: A look back at the gardening year
Seasons Greetings to you all. As it’s my last article of the year I thought I’d round things off with…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 25 December 1869
Whilst the Isle of Wight Observer published on 25th December, 1869 was a paid for title, we follow its noble…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Corruption is an insult to UK taxpayers
Dear Editor, Adam Webb (Island Soapbox, December 13) quite rightly states there is long-standing corruption in the Ukraine. Zelensky has…
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