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2 weeks ago | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Carole Dennett
It was a full house on Wednesday at Newport’s Stag Inn, as the community gathered to discuss an important issue on many Islanders’ minds right now: the Newport-Cowes road arrangements. The meeting, chaired by newly-elected Cowes Town Mayor, Cllr Stuart Ellis, Cowes councillor, Alison Carter, and landlord of The Stag, Matthew Westwood, was held to organise a formal response taking the form of a group letter to decision-makers, including the IW Council, Island Roads, and Captiva Housing.
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2 weeks ago | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Carole Dennett
A walk along Ryde beach turned into an impromptu litter-pick recently for Island-resident, Helen Williams, thanks to one clever and determined dog. Holly, an eleven-year-old rescue Springador, had been enjoying a run on the sands west of Ryde Pier when her owner, Helen, spotted a plastic cup drifting in the shallows. Not wanting to get her leather sandals wet, she asked Holly to retrieve it instead. Holly didn’t hesitate; she recovered the cup and happily traded it for a biscuit.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Carole Dennett
For more than 11 years, Ventnor Town Council has provided a youth provision in Ventnor, offering activities and enrichment for young people aged 9-16. Through providing opportunities and the support of trained staff, Ventnor Youth Club strives to promote the well-being and inclusion of children within the community, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Mal Butler |Carole Dennett
For more than a decade, Newport Youth Café has been a vital space for young people in the community, providing a welcoming drop-in environment where they can relax, have fun, and seek support when needed. Operated by Revive Newport, a church-based charity dedicated to outreach, the café focuses on helping young people who may be struggling with life’s challenges. The café has been actively engaging with local youth since 2009.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Carole Dennett
Since forming in 2019, the Brading Community Partnership (BCP) has been at the heart of youth support in Brading, initially stepping in to save the local youth club from closure. Over the years, the charity has expanded its services significantly, now operating from the Brading Youth & Community Centre and its nearby meadow.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Carole Dennett
With an aim of giving ‘Hope and Focus’ to the young people and their families, the South Wight Area Youth Partnership (SWAY) is a group unique for its holistic offerings. Since 2014, SWAY has been reaching out to young people across the south (the ‘Back o’ the Wight’) from Whitwell to Brook. Their hard work was recognised last year when they were awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. All aged between 10 and 21 are welcome to get involved with their variety of activities.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Mal Butler
The Island witnessed the sad demise of a Grade II listed building during the turbulent weather this weekend, with the partial collapse of a 175-year-old building in Ventnor leaving nearby residents feeling ‘trapped.’A large section Ravenscourt, a three-storey Italianate belvedere stone tower, the owner of which is believed to be living in Spain, has fallen away across a private road off Ocean View Road in Ventnor.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Carole Dennett
When thinking of the Island’s Youth Trust, what first springs to mind for many is a one-to-one youth counselling provision. Whilst this is a highlighted feature, and the work they do in catering for our young people’s mental health is commendable, the 41-year-old service now provides much more than just one-to-one counselling to tackle the rise in poor mental health.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder
Newport rejoiced as another empty store opened this week, as the Redrup family business, Grace’s Bakery, set up their latest venture. Their new café, Grace’s Corner, on 40 High Street, opened to the public on Wednesday, to queues of eager customers seeking a warm, festive treat. We popped round last week to see the team hard at work, and to ask them a few questions about how Grace’s Corner was progressing.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
iwobserver.co.uk | Tilly Walder |Rufus Pickles
Determined campaigning has exercised its power once again, as protestors celebrate receiving permission this week to appeal July’s High Court decision, which could bring a final end to the proposed housing development on Westridge Farm. The application for Bembridge-based developer, Captiva Homes, to build what they described as 473 “much needed” houses, including 166 affordable homes, on the farm near Ryde, was initially refused.
