HOLMSEY: What do Oasis and our ferries have in common?
Isle of Wight ObserverNothing compares to Bruce Springsteen and the East Street Band playing live, although the Jam’s equally exciting rock-‘n’-roll music was…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Richard Quigley, Labour MP for IW West
I wrote my first column as MP at the height of summer, when the Island was a flurry with tourists…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: You’re only young once in a lifetime!
Picking at spots, dreaming of girls, and – furtively – looking at top-shelf magazines in newsagents are things I remember…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Cllr Karen Lucioni – Cabinet member for regulatory services, community protection and ICT
In March 2023, the previous government announced every police force in England and Wales would receive at least £1 million…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Houses needed – but for the right people
Dear Editor, I have mixed feelings about the government’s housebuilding plans for our Island and I am keeping my fingers…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 August 1853
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th August 1853 carried two accounts of the theft of food that came…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 25 August 1888
A puzzled spectator at yacht racing penned a missive to the Isle of Wight Observer published on 25th August 1888…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Joe Robertson MP – Conservative MP for IW East
Parliament is in recess until September 2, which has given me the opportunity to attend lots of local events and…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Oops! I’ve done it again!
In April, on Friday 13, I was rushing around gathering building materials, because – unusually – my builder wanted an…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Kieron Cooney: Organiser of the IW Steampunk Festival – September 20-22
I have had the immense pleasure of living a life filled with diverse passions and pursuits. As a general practitioner…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Beware glossy brochures and coloured beads
Dear Editor, As I was plied with glossy brochures and smooth talk at an ExxonMobil “consultation” in Wilberforce Hall, Brighstone,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Blame the politicians
Two thirds of Brits say they can’t afford a foreign holiday this year. In theory, that should mean the Island…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Blake Simms – A grateful recipient of NHS care
In this day and age, there is so much criticism of the NHS, and the focus seems to be on…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 18 August 1888
The moral of this story published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 18th August 1888 is that if you…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Thank you for what you do
Dear Editor, Every day, as I drive to and from work through the Yarmouth to Newport road, I see a…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Rev Emma and Rev Steve – Parish of Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe
We were sorry to read Hazel Wyld’s letter in last week’s IW Observer, about her observations on the revitalised Newport…
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