VECTIS VIEW: Theresa McNamara – Sister at Mountbatten
I wanted to say how grateful we are to everyone across the Island involved in this year’s Walk the Wight.…
Read MoreI wanted to say how grateful we are to everyone across the Island involved in this year’s Walk the Wight.…
Read MoreIt is a huge privilege for me to have started as the Isle of Wight Council’s new Director of Children’s…
Read MoreAs the son of a dairy farmer, and running a small Island charity, Natural Enterprise, I am surprised but greatly…
Read MoreFifty years ago, in 1974, I had been a member of Sandown & Shanklin Urban District Council (UDC), one of…
Read MoreA couple of years ago, what I thought was a large spot appeared on my face. I thought it was…
Read MoreI feel great shame as freedom of speech was effectively swept aside on Wednesday night, when twenty councillors voted to…
Read MoreDemocracy. A concept some politicians struggle with. Particularly those who hold power or those who expect to gain power. See…
Read MoreI hail from Wroxall, and now live in Lake with my husband and two children. This year marks the 80th…
Read MoreThis week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) 2024. I’ve spent it sending countless emails and in meetings with health…
Read MoreThe Council will be voting on Wednesday (February 28) whether to double the council tax for second-home owners. There are…
Read MoreIt’s been six months since the Isle of Wight became our home. But for 15 years prior, it was mine…
Read MoreI recently had a stay in St Mary’s Hospital for quite a big operation that was extremely concerning. The nurses…
Read MoreMountbatten has been in the news recently around our funding, our relationship with the NHS and what it all means…
Read More“You’ve taken on a lot of work there!” that is the most common reaction when people comment on my new…
Read MoreMy sister, Zoe Panayi, lost her battle with cancer on May 29, 2020, at the young age of 26, leaving…
Read More‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ has brought attention and public support to the sub-postmasters who lost so much in…
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