A LOOK BACK IN TIME: Two farmers respond to a complaint…
IW Observer.co.ukThe 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 MoreVECTIS VIEW: Michelle Wright – Mountbatten supporter
Last 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…
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