Articles – Interviews
Alan Southwell: The Bali connection
Island couple Alan and Bridget Southwell have created a flourishing business by linking with another island community – in Indonesia. Getting a serious
Rob da Bank: Putting on your Sunday Best
Playing trumpet in your dad’s brass band was probably not the coolest thing to be doing as a youngster growing up in Portsmouth
David Wood: Monkeying around
Island magistrate and former RAF man David Wood would have had a completely different life, if he had chosen to go along with
Den Clare: man of spirit
More than half a century later, at 73, he shows no sign of slowing down or losing his insatiable curiosity for life and
Nino Besozzi.: Nino’s star-studded past!
In the late 1960s and early 70s, Skindles in Maidenhead was THE place to be seen if you were rich and famous. Regular
Neil and Dawn Fradgley are “Team Isle of Wight”
Most people are amazed, amused - or simply don’t believe it, when husband and wife Neil and Dawn Fradgley mention their recent sporting
John Day: John’s life of horsing around
You could say that John Day was born to ride. Certainly, he’d taken to the saddle by the tender age of four, went from
Elizabeth Bell: A labour of love
It’s little wonder that Liz remains so passionate about finding causes and cures for asthma. Not only did she witness its distressing and
Dr Alan Hayes: Tackling an epidemic
When Dr Alan Hayes joined the South Wight Medical Practice in Godshill, back in 1984, there were just over 100 patients registered as
Rick Jackson: Busman’s holiday for DJ Rick
When he’s not entertaining an army of listeners to the popular drive-time show on Wave 105, DJ Rick Jackson can regularly be found brandishing
Helen Shields: Stretched to the limit
Throughout virtually the whole of the United Kingdom the National Health Service is being stretched to the limit, and the NHS on the
Becky Guile: Becky is riding on crest of a wave
A former Cowes dental nurse has put a smile on her own face by completing a trans-Atlantic adventure, just months after taking up