HOLMSEY: What do you think is boring?
Isle of Wight ObserverMy sock drawer contains only long or short black ones; my wardrobe is just as boring. It contains six pairs…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Mark Birch – Coxswain of Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboats
This has been a very proud week for the crew of Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, as we’ve received the…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: What a wet and dreary last few weeks we’ve had!
I usually start off my article with a comment about the weather and, this month, there is no exception. After…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 20th November 1852
The Isle of Wight Observer, published on 20th November 1852, carried a notice that an Act of Parliament was intended…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Oh – the humiliation!
I had to go for ‘tests’ last week, including urine and blood samples. There are no free on-street parking spaces…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 9th November 1912
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 9th November, 1912 tells a wife’s tale of what appears to be a…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Mark Watkins – Director of Isle of Wight Samaritans
I’m director of Isle of Wight Samaritans, the Island’s branch of the national suicide prevention charity. The role of Director…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Karen Lucioni – Cabinet member for regulatory services, community protection and ICT
With the recent flooding and Black Friday and Christmas coming up, this month I want to talk about the work…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Father Luke of Quarr Abbey
“All this beauty is of God” is the motto of the Isle of Wight. The Island has many beautiful places,…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 9th November 1919
In the Isle of Wight Observer published on 9th November 1919, there is a lengthy report about the visit of…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Sinking under bad news
The unfolding horror in the Middle East meant the final Prime Minister’s Questions before recess was unusually congenial. Sir Keir…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: October 29th 1853
The Isle of Wight Observer published on October 29th, 1853 describes a fire in Ryde and is less than complimentary…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Jeremy Dale – Managing Director at SeaSafe Systems Ltd
It was around this time last year that my company, SeaSafe, achieved the Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: The Tory-made crisis in our schools
I’m standing in this week because following Labour’s huge, majority-overturning wins in Tamworth and Mid Beds, DH is busy writing…
Read MoreGREENFINGERS: The weather is playing up – again!
I think it’s fair to say that no two years are the same, and that is certainly true where Mother…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Phil Jordan – Leader of the Isle of Wight Council
This is my first Vectis View since becoming IW Council leader on September 20. Those I work closely with and…
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