IW OBSERVATIONS: Should the shutters stay down?
Tilly WalderThis new school term, Cowes Enterprise College has found itself at the centre of a row over toilets; yes, toilets.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Crisis? What crisis?
Isle of Wight ObserverPeople in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Northern lass Angela was vocally critical of rule-breaking Tories, particularly poor old Boris…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Vix Lowthian – local teacher and Green Party spokeswoman for lifelong learning
The leaves are falling; it’s back to school – and fittingly the supermarket aisles are now stacked with Haribo (for…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: A second warmongering Labour leader
Dear Editor, In July, Keir Starmer said the UK would formally recognise the State of Palestine before the United Nations…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 15 September 1888
This story published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 15th September, 1888, made us smile this week. We’re not…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley MP — Labour MP for IW West
Summer recess was exactly what I needed – not because it was a long break (though I did enjoy a…
Read MoreIW OBSERVATIONS: 164-year-old ferry company – now in need of a lifeboat!
September is traditionally when The Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited –…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Flying the flag for St George
Do you ever remember seeing the LibDems flying the flag of St George above County Hall? I can’t. For the…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: £57,000 down the drain
Dear Editor, Despite advice to the contrary from residents who are well informed regarding cabinet and committee structures within councils,…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8 September 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 8th September, 1855, reproduced this letter from a youngster who went to fight…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 August 1859
The 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…
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