Cabinet Connection – Lora Peacey-Wilcox, Leader of the IW Council
IW Observer.co.ukApril 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…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Unsightly transactions
The editor of the Isle of Wight Observer of April 8th, 1865 made his feelings very clear about funeral corteges…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Tim Addison, Promoter of the Sandown Sprint
Back in the 1990s I worked at Silverstone and was a great fan of the RAC Rally. Every November I…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Where’s the banker?
Whatever happened to Kevin; why did they get rid of him? When I opened my first business account at the…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Diane York, Independent Celebrant
It’s November 14th, 2018. My husband of fifty plus years, and I, are touching down at London’s Heathrow airport, arriving…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Put clocks forward…
This week we have three snippets from the Isle of Wight Observer of 2nd April 1921 which we hope you…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Unrequited love…
We’re all heading back to the 70s, says the Governor of the Bank of England, but don’t fret; it wasn’t…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The NHS: frustrating and shambolic, but life-saving
As the horrific assault on Ukraine has been unfolding, I’ve been a bit distracted, not totally keeping up with the…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: A poll to decide…
The Isle of Wight Observer of 26th March, 1853 carries a number of articles about a poll held to decide…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Paul Jennings: New director of the Apollo Players
I have recently taken over as director of the Apollo Players, just at the start of their 50th season. To…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Mac, Founder and station manager of Vectis Radio
The view from Vectis Radio…. but all I can see is the column next door; has he got planning permission…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: An Australian venture
The Isle of Wight Observer of March 17th, 1855 gives two accounts of trade which caught our eye this week.…
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