HOLMSEY: Prices go up – get over it!
Isle of Wight ObserverRobin Hill has a new owner, and, swiftly, the local rumour mill determined that, when it re-opens, admission would be…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Such a wonderful Island
Dear Editor, I would like to share a story that illustrates the character of this lovely Island, please. My husband…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 11 August 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on August 11th, 1855 told the tale of a lad with a tail –…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: My plan to bring attention to our plight
Would you join me if I blockade one of the Island’s ferry ports? In my imagination, we drive a big…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Some creative thinking!
Dear Editor, How about Island Roads saving themselves some time and effort by listing which IW roads will be open…
Read MoreNEWS FROM COUNTY HALL: Cllr Paul Fuller – Cabinet member for Planning, flooding and coastal protection
Planning Your opportunity to feedback comments to the Planning Inspectorate on the Island’s Planning Bible continues until Monday, August 19.…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Hold public servants to account
Dear Editor Michael Morris (Island Soapbox July 19) is so correct, stating the lack of reference to wasteful public expenditure…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Armageddon is coming
It’s not only ‘Just Stop Oil’ protestors who deserve lengthy jail sentences for wasting everyone’s time. I’d bang up a…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Lawrence Bates – Chief Operating Officer – The Wildheart Trust
In May this year, the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, where I am the Chief Operating Officer, announced a bold and ambitious…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 July 1912
The Isle of Wight Observer of 27th July, 1912 had some interesting observations and views on the natural world. SCIENCE…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Joe Robertson MP – Conservative MP for IW East
Earlier this week I met with the Secretary of State for Transport and pressed the case for government intervention on…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Advice from a cancer survivor
Being diagnosed with cancer completely changed my life for a while. The initial shock was overwhelming. I want to share…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: I’m after a ‘new’ car!
I need to offload my car boot tale of woe, but first, we’ll discuss taxpayers’ remarkably-generous treatment of MPs ejected…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 July 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th July, 1888 remarked on some wondrous new clocks and unseasonable weather. Although…
Read MoreFrom the Council Chamber: Jonathan Bacon – Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Corporate Functions
The Place Planning paper, considered by cabinet on Thursday, is part of a much wider approach to addressing the issues…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Some sunshine – at last!
It has taken long enough but the summer has finally arrived. Maybe not the searing hot temperatures we’d expect at…
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