HOLMSEY: Life’s petty irritations…
IW Observer.co.ukI hope you enjoyed Richard Quigley’s efforts to entertain you in my absence. He’s good, but I’m back now, and…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: IW Bus and Coach Museum
Looking back only a few years, I wonder how many of us could have imagined a situation in which a…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Food fighters!
Isle of Wight ObserverAs a child, Christmas was the highlight of my year. Frankly, for the other eleven months in our house, there…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Children charged for stealing holly
The Isle of Wight Observer published on Christmas Day, 1869 contains two extracts that amused us. The first is an…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Father Xavier Abbot of Quarr
There is, it seems, much Greek around, these days. Only think of the words we all have learnt to live…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Politicians with questions to answer
What’s the point of having a mind unless you can change it? Like many Islanders, I’ve voted Conservative; I was…
Read MoreCabinet Connection – Jonathan Bacon
Cabinet Member for Environment, Heritage and Waste Management At this time of year, many years ago, seeing a star in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Where’s our Good Life gone?
When will it end? This damn virus is the bad news that just keeps on giving and, frankly, we’re all…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Supporting families of those lost on Goodwin Sands
The front page of the Isle of Wight Observer of December 10th, 1853 carries a prominent appeal for funds to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Joe Robertson – Leader of the IW Council Conservative Group
It is tempting to view the big issues facing society as either local issues for local councils or national issues…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: The mother of a Kingston Farmhouse care home resident
When did your child last shout that they really, really love you? Mine does repeatedly, with no inhibitions. There never…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The GP crisis needs sorting!
We think of Ken Clarke as Maggie’s best Chancellor but, whilst Minister of Health, he was usually at war with…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Richard Quigley – Island Labour Chairman and councillor for Cowes North
There are 39 councillors on the IW Council and, largely, we manage to keep party politics out of things. In…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Geoff Smith – Paediatric Department Charge Nurse
Over the past year our Paediatric Emergency Department (Children’s A&E) on the Isle of has undergone a significant transformation to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Geoff Underwood – Founder of WightAID
Compassion. Kindness. Impact. People are inherently compassionate and kind. We’ve seen thousands of people doing their bit for their community,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Tracey Hill – Chief Executive of Osel Enterprises
Island charity, Osel Enterprises was established in 1988 to help find and provide work for people with disabilities living on…
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