HOLMSEY: Those were the days!
Press ReleaseIt’s always hard to predict the future, but it’s safe to say there’s probably more chance of Island Line and…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4th Nov 1905
This week we have reports of two court cases from the Isle of Wight Observer of November 4th, 1905 involving…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 28th Oct 1922
The Isle of Wight Observer of October 28th, 1922 contains a long report about the breakdown of the marriage of…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Den Clare Hypnotherapist
The public has many confusing and misleading perceptions of hypnotherapy, and I have worked, for the last 42 years on…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Is Rishi really going to save us all?
Even Conservatives think their party has made a terrible mess of things. The way things have been going, I wouldn’t…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Tim Gibbs, owner of Yarmouth Pharmacy
The government wants pharmacists to help ease GP workloads but the reality is that English pharmacies are already struggling to…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Another one bites the dust!
Conservative MPs gambled and sacked Boris Johnson; now they’ve blown up their entire party! A YouGov poll says the Tory…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 17th Oct 1903
This week we have three entries from the Isle of Wight Observer of October 17th, 1903. These titbits appeared in…
Read MoreCabinet Connection: Lora Peacey-Wilcox Leader of the IW Council
As readers of the IW Observer will be aware, the aim to take forward a new Island Planning Strategy has…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: In the right place…
Conceitedly, I’ve related the tale of my life as a local house builder, so I wondered if you’d be interested…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 5th Oct 1878
On October 5th, 1878, the Isle of Wight Observer published a lengthy piece giving an opinion on how the law…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Nancy Thorley, Managing Director of Vehicle Consulting Solent
When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs) the Isle of Wight has many advantages over other UK counties. Range anxiety,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Islanders should be angry
I always try to be nice, but not today. Today I can’t be friendly because I’m frustrated and angry about…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Christine Jackson, Sandown Green Town Volunteers
Who are Sandown Green Town Volunteers (SGTVs)? You may have seen us, in our hi-viz vests, working about Sandown, undeterred…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Taxing issues for entrepreneurs…
Jesus encouraged the well-off to open their hands to the poor. He said they should rejoice in the blessings they…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 9th Feb 1901
In the Isle of Wight Observer 9th February 1901, the editor reflects at some length on the accession to the…
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