VECTIS VIEW: Kay Marriott – Immediate past IW High Sheriff
Press Release‘Large opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day’ – Sally Koch I have had…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Government gets its sums wrong
Mr Holmes is away on a souffle-fluffing course, he’s determined to stop his eggy treat collapsing on removal from the…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Malcolm Smith – Chairman of the Isle of Wight Car Club
An Islander born and bred, I have been a member of the Isle of Wight Car Club for 56 years…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Another pointless project
Last week our hard-pressed council triumphantly announced that just over £2 million has been awarded by the government, to be…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox. Leader of the Isle of Wight Council
I hope that, like me, you will be able to get some time off over the Easter weekend, and catch…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Which politician has a vision for the future?
What feels like the longest election campaign in history seems to be under way, but I want to know which…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 3rd April 1920
The Isle of Wight Observer published on April 3rd, 1920 tells about the first meeting on the Island of the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Looking for a loo!
Just two years after I saw Wet Leg at Strings in Newport, I caught them again last week, headlining at…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Geoff Read – Chairman of AGEUK IW trustees
I have recently taken on the role of chairman of trustees for AgeUK Isle of Wight (AgeUK IW), a local…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Parenting is hard work!
The love of my life, my enchanting soon-to-be two years old granddaughter, came to stay last weekend. Unlike all the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8th March 1844
A sad tale from the Isle of Wight Observer published on March 8th, 1884. “HOME, SWEET HOME.” – A correspondent…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Lora Peacey- Wilcox Leader of the Isle of Wight Council
This week I was proud to be present at the raising of the flag at County Hall for International Women’s…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Do as we say – not as we do!
“Fortune favours the brave,” they say. I certainly used to be impulsive and made instinctive decisions. Impetuous behaviour can be…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: On the road to Damascus?
In the ’70s and ’80s, Feargal Sharkey was the lead singer of The Undertones before launching a solo career. These…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Peter Wilson – Former Barratt Homes’ national apprentice of the year
National Apprenticeship Week recently highlighted the benefits of becoming an apprentice, including the training and earning opportunities linked to employment…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: If a job’s worth doing…
If a job’s worth doing… My late father-in-law, Peter, was the kind of man who put his car away in…
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