LOOK BACK IN TIME: 24 November 1888
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on 24th November, 1888, contained the following nugget about the Republican candidate in the…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Frustrating road works
Dear Editor, Once again, road disruption is causing delays over a lot of the Island. From the amount of ‘road…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: A statue to Labour minister?
Dear Editor, In order to make progress in Parliament it is important to make an impression, and what better way…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Joanna Richards – Chairman of SWAY trustees
The charity South Wight Area Youth Partnership (SWAY) has, this week, received news of a great reason to celebrate. The…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Voters’ priorities – a lesson for the political left
Emerging rock stars sing of love and loss, until they become super successful. At that point they turn their attention…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: What a difference a year makes!
This time last year I wrote in my article how no two years are the same – and these last…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 10 November 1855
A rather lengthy article published in the Isle of Wight Observer of November 10th, 1885, ends with a sentence that…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Ward – President of the Isle of Wight branch of the Royal British Legion
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Karen Lucioni – Cabinet member for community protection, regulatory services and ICT
This might be one of my last IW Observer articles as cabinet member for community protection, regulatory services, and ICT…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 3 November 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 3rd November 1888 tells of an amusing exchange between a Ventnor visitor and…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Make Britain Great Again!
The Labour Party certainly had me fooled during the election. In my defence, I was desperate to be rid of…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Thank you to those dreadful migrants
Dear Editor, In the somewhat febrile atmosphere of the US elections, and the coronation of the latest incumbent as leader…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 1 November 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 1st November 1856 told the sad tale of a baby found floating in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The changing way people ‘acquire’ things…
In the olden days when you needed to buy household goods, you traipsed round the shops. That could be a…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Retirement ain’t what it used to be…
Dear Editor, With regards to your “Star Letter” (Island Soapbox, Oct 25); the writer, Avril Page, described her “belief in…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Guilt over how my taxes are spent
Dear Editor, I believe in caring for older people and helping them to enjoy their retirement. After all, they have…
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