Cabinet Connection
Press ReleaseKaren 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…
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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…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Practical jokes
This account of a man brought before the magistrates, which appeared in the Isle of Wight Observer of 26th June…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Hazel Wyld, Stroke survivor
My thoughts often turn to Christianity and the power of prayer. Years ago I read a story which never left…
Read MoreCabinet Connection – Cllr Phil Jordan, Cabinet member for infrastructure, highways PFI and transport
I’m incredibly pleased to announce that we are beginning to roll out the rental of e-bikes in some key towns.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The death of cash
In my youth, every penny I had to my name was kept in my hip pocket. You couldn’t do it…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Get ready for the heatwave
Well, if you were wondering when summer was going to arrive, then the wait is over with temperatures soaring this…
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