Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
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Classic Boat Museum launches 30th season with Olympic sailing stars
The Island’s Classic Boat Museum’s 30th season has been officially launched, by local yachting royalty. Double Olympic gold medallist, Shirley…
Read MoreCharity cycling event returns to Isle of Wight in aid of Brain Tumour Research
A community cycling event, inspired by the loss of five friends to brain cancer, will return to the Island this…
Read MoreCare and health careers festival returns to Newport with more than 20 organisations
Islanders considering a career in care or health are invited to a Spring Care & Health Careers Festival, at Lord…
Read MoreMore than 70 gather at Sandown Bay sewage protest calling for water reform
More than 70 water-users, gathered at Sandown Bay on Saturday as part of the nationwide Surfers Against Sewage Paddle-Out Protests,…
Read MoreEligible residents urged to book spring Covid vaccination before June deadline
Eligible residents still have time to book their free spring Covid vaccination before the programme closes at the end of…
Read MoreIsland gardener wins place on prestigious Osborne training programme
By Roz Whistance A young Island woman has secured a place on one of the country’s most sought‑after horticultural training…
Read MoreCowes Men’s Shed celebrates eighth anniversary with High Sheriff visit
Cowes Men’s Shed has celebrated its eighth birthday with members, visitors and the Island’s High Sheriff, Nigel Hartley. The Storeroom2010…
Read MoreCharity football match supports Teddy’s rare disease fight
A charity football match to support a campaign inspired by three-year-old youngster Teddy Ward and his fight against a rare,…
Read MoreIsle of Wight habitat bank launched to boost biodiversity and support development
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has launched its first Isle of Wight habitat bank at Wilder Little Duxmore.…
Read MoreWIGHT IN WESTMINSTER: Joe Robertson MP – Conservative MP for IW East
Island residents have had their say on the future direction of the Isle of Wight Council through the ballot box.…
Read MoreReform surge reshapes Isle of Wight Council after election gains
As votes were counted on Friday, it became clear that Reform UK delivered one of the most dramatic electoral shifts…
Read MoreWest Wight Nursery opens gazebo honouring Sir David Attenborough
A new gazebo, which has been built to honour Sir David Attenborough, the biologist, natural historian broadcaster, and writer, was…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: It’s a stiff, bereft of life. It rests in peace!
People rarely accept defeat with grace these days. The Reform Party’s opponents keep calling them far‑right racists. Last Thursday, voters…
Read MoreSandown care home placed in special measures by CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded Autumn House residential home, in Sandown, from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘inadequate’, and placed…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 May 1853
This letter to the Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th May, 1853 records James Observer, Jun’s outrage at even…
Read MoreThree arrested after Sandown hotel fire treated as arson
Three men have been arrested after a fire broke out at the derelict Cygnet Hotel, Sandown, on Tuesday evening. Emergency…
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