VECTIS VIEW: Michelle Wright – Mountbatten supporter
IW Observer.co.ukLast Sunday, I did the eight-mile Flat Walk in memory of my late husband, Stephen Wright, who died at Mountbatten…
Read MoreCabinet Connection – Cllr Debbie Andre – Cabinet member for children’s services, education and lifelong skills
It’s been nearly a year since I was appointed by our leader, Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox, as cabinet member for children’s…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Keeping up with the news
My holiday to America was over all too soon; just moments after departing Heathrow, I was back, to join the…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Mr Evelyn Ashley
In the nineteenth century it was not necessary for an MP to live in his constituency. On 27th April 1880,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Kay Marriott – High Sheriff for the Isle of Wight
I feel extremely humbled and privileged to have been chosen to be the Island’s High Sheriff for the forthcoming year,…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: I’m ferry worked up!
Due to an unforeseen incident in aisle 11 of the Croydon Sainsbury’s, Mr H is still away. The good news…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Three advertisements
The front page of the Isle of Wight Observer of 1st May 1869 is all advertisements. These three caught our…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Keith Herbert, Isle of Wight Area Manager for Southern Water
The Island is a special and unique place. I feel extremely fortunate to have world-class beaches on my doorstep. Whether…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: The energy conundrum
‘The David’, as he is known on some parts of his desk, is indulging in his love of extreme sports.…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Naming of the streets…
The Isle of Wight Observer of 19th April 1856 contains an article and a reader’s letter signed only with an…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: The Garlic Festival Team Madeleine, Laura and Zoe
Wow! The photo above was taken in February 2020; the three of us were so looking forward to getting stuck…
Read MoreCabinet Connection – Lora Peacey-Wilcox, Leader of the IW Council
April is a quieter month at the council. Following the budget process, and with the Easter break that follows on…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Parenting is tough!
All parents worry, but when Anthony Minghella won his Oscar for The English Patient, I told my kids that growing…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: A letter response…
A letter in the Isle of Wight Observer of 8th April 1854 responds to correspondence from a lady printed the…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: James Attrill, IW High Sheriff, 2021-2022
It has, of course, been an honour and a privilege to be High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight for…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Paying tax is for the little people – not them!
It’s pretty common in the funeral business to have a family name over the door, even if the original owners…
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