A LOOK BACK IN TIME: Three diverse snippets
IW Observer.co.ukThree very diverse snippets caught our eye in the Isle of Wight Observer of 11th June 1910. We hope that…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Kathy Chillistone, co-founder of ChilliWinter in Cowes
Oh, my goodness, we keep pinching ourselves! Our garden-studio business ChilliWinter has been crowned winning brand of the Gift of…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Bob’s wretched fortnight
Let’s be clear, in some people’s minds a bag full of cash need not be a bung, and fibbing isn’t…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: The Eastern Monarch
On June 3rd 1859 the Eastern Monarch, described as a spendid ship, caught fire while moored off Spithead with the…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Heather Humber MBE, 50 years of service as a councillor
In 1972, after having been involved in various community activities for some years, I was persuaded to stand for election…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Goodbye dad
In an ideal world, those we love would never suffer; in an ideal world, those we love would go on…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: The forthcoming Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
As we celebrate the seventy years of our Queen’s reign, we thought we would look back at a previous Jubilee…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Susie Sheldon, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutentant of the Isle of Wight
As we celebrate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we can only marvel at the years of service she has given,…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: the ‘Christian people of Ryde’
A letter to the Isle of Wight Observer of the 29th May 1920 asks the ‘Christian people of Ryde’ to…
Read MoreCabinet Connection- Cllr Karl Love – Cabinet member for adult social care, public health
The war in Ukraine reaches out, penetrating UK boarders, significantly increasing our living costs and creating battles of a very…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Winfall for the public?
Boris and Rishi have become the Laurel and Hardy of British politics. By now even the most carefree person with…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Two farmers respond to a complaint…
The Isle of Wight Observer of 25th May 1901 gives an account of a response from two farmers to a…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Planting out your young plants
With June just around the corner and the long-range weather forecast looking pleasantly warm it should be safe now to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Nicki Williams and Lorna Rickman, Isle of Wight Parrot Rescue
Lorna had a great love for birds since she was young, having owned a huge variety of them over the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Holiday hardships
It wasn’t so long ago that working people didn’t take holidays and, with inflation at 10 per cent, they may…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: A couple of gems
This week we have unearthed a couple of gems that made us smile from the Isle of Wight Observer of…
Read More