VECTIS VIEW: Geoff Read – Chairman of AGEUK IW trustees
Press ReleaseI have recently taken on the role of chairman of trustees for AgeUK Isle of Wight (AgeUK IW), a local…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Peter Wilson – Former Barratt Homes’ national apprentice of the year
National Apprenticeship Week recently highlighted the benefits of becoming an apprentice, including the training and earning opportunities linked to employment…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Bob Blezzard, Secretary of the IW German Twinning Association
Despite being a regular visitor to Germany for most of my adult life, and having long-standing friendships there, I was,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Paul Savill, chief officer of Citizens Advice IW
I have lived and worked on the Island most of my life and now I’m the chief officer for Citizens’…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Jessica Atkins – Army Cadet Force Lance Corporal
Every year, a different county represents the Army Cadet Force (ACF) in the march past the Cenotaph at the Remembrance…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Wellby, IW CPRE – the Countryside Charity – trustee and IW Conservative Association executive member
I’m hugely saddened by the closure of my Island primary school – but unfettered greenfield housebuilding is not the answer…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Susie Sheldon – HM Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
As we embark on 2023 and look back on 2022, we will all undoubtedly be hoping for a better year.…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Councillor Nick Stuart – Newly elected councillor for Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet
It’s been a full-on week, feeling the shock of winning the election by a landslide as councillor for Brighstone, Calbourne…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Vix Lowthian – National spokeswoman on Education for the Green Party
Once a year, some of the smartest and most ambitious Isle of Wight students – those aiming to be vets…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Marc Morgan Huws, Business Consultant and former leader of the IW Council
Just like old times, I’m next door to Holmsey again. David and I served on the IW Council together –…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Major General Sir Martin White KCVO CB CBE JP Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight 2006 – 2019
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2022 It is a privilege to be asked to share my perspective of Remembrance Day with you and,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Jonathan Thornton – President of the IW Chamber of Commerce and MD of PC Consultants
We live in somewhat crazy times where so much is uncertain and life is changing constantly, and now, more than…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Den Clare Hypnotherapist
The public has many confusing and misleading perceptions of hypnotherapy, and I have worked, for the last 42 years on…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Tim Gibbs, owner of Yarmouth Pharmacy
The government wants pharmacists to help ease GP workloads but the reality is that English pharmacies are already struggling to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Nancy Thorley, Managing Director of Vehicle Consulting Solent
When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs) the Isle of Wight has many advantages over other UK counties. Range anxiety,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Christine Jackson, Sandown Green Town Volunteers
Who are Sandown Green Town Volunteers (SGTVs)? You may have seen us, in our hi-viz vests, working about Sandown, undeterred…
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