VECTIS VIEW: Nancy Thorley, Managing Director of Vehicle Consulting Solent
Press ReleaseWhen 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…
Read MoreCabinet Connection
Karen Lucioni Cabinet member for community protection, regulatory services and waste This is my first column as cabinet member responsible…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Cameron Palin – East Cowes town councillor and Green Party parliamentary candidate
Cameron Palin East Cowes town councillor and Green Party parliamentary candidate My journey into politics started around five years ago…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Learning from the USA
Learning from the USA While we were watching those incredibly dignified scenes from London last weekend, 25 Leicester city-based police…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 22nd Jan 1901
Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on 22nd January 1901. The Isle of Wight Observer of January 26th, included extensive…
Read MoreCabinet Connection
Lora Peacey-Wilcox- Leader of the Isle of Wight Council As I am writing this article we hear sad news that…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: John Stallard – An Island ploughman
John Stallard – An Island ploughman Ploughing is a process, a means by which the ground is turned to bring…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: Sept 7th 1878
This is the beginning of an article in the Isle of Wight Observer of September 7th, 1878, about the loss…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Have no regrets
Have no regrets Do you ever wonder what you’ve already done for the last time? My adorable granddaughter, Audrey, just…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: John Matthews
Retired Coroner and Island historian I am frequently asked by various interest groups to give a lecture on ‘The domination…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Auntie’ gone woke
When did you last hear the Julie Covington song ‘Only Women Bleed’ on the radio? It’s rumoured the song goes…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Listen to the people
IW Observer.co.ukT’was the morning after the night before, the Conservative party had tanked in not one but two dismal by-elections. Bob…
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