HOLMSEY: They’re just not ferry reliable
Isle of Wight ObserverLabour tried flogging off the Royal Mail in 2009. Peter Mandelson took the lead, claiming, “new management would bring a…
Read MoreVectis View: Staff Sergeant Kelly Way, AGC (SPS) Reservist
I hail from Wroxall, and now live in Lake with my husband and two children. This year marks the 80th…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14th March 1857
The Editor of the Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th March, 1857 was clearly outraged at being denied access…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: IWC must be held to account
Dear Editor, The time has come for the IW Council to be held to account over the provision of public…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 28 February 1903
The IW Observer published on 28th February, 1903 recounts a mystery over a young woman’s body discovered off Dunnose Point…
Read MoreStar Letter: Blood on our hands
Blood on our hands Dear Editor, What a disgraceful farce in Parliament last week as MPs squabbled and equivocated over…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: A parent of a child with an eating disorder
This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) 2024. I’ve spent it sending countless emails and in meetings with health…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Phil Jordan, IW Council Leader with responsibility for Transport and Infrastructure
The budget was passed on Wednesday evening at the full council meeting. As you will have seen reported, alongside the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Why is everything such a hassle?
Aircraft carriers, floating bridges, the NHS, Tory politicians, England’s rugby team and The Archers – things ain’t what they used…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: What will they do after the election?
“It’s not as bad as I’d expected,” said Jacob Rees-Mogg. One can only guess at just how bad he thought…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: The impRussion that IW is not top priority
Dear Editor, Our MP, Bob “Half-a-Sausage” Seely, may have been modest about how much he scoffed at that Seaview soirée…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 23 February 1901
The thoughts about the unnecessary felling of trees from this reader of the Isle of Wight Observer published on 23rd…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Charles Lansley – Shanklin second home owner
The Council will be voting on Wednesday (February 28) whether to double the council tax for second-home owners. There are…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Julie Jones-Evans – Cabinet Member for Economy, Regeneration, Culture and Leisure
As ever, there’s always plenty going on in my portfolio, and it’s great to have an opportunity to do a…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: News report on rotten meat stinks
All of us have some insider knowledge on certain subjects, and when they’re discussed, errors and omissions jar. Before we…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Spring is on the way
The weather has certainly been a mixed bag over the last month. We’ve had some lovely days but, just recently,…
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