Hammie Tappenden: MBE for business ‘maverick’
After business advisor Hammie Tappenden was named in the New Years Honours List, she decided that there was only one place she wanted
Writing the Wight: Three talented women
By Julia Courtney The Island is rightly proud of its association with poets Alfred Tennyson and Algernon Swinburne, but a host of lesser-known
Tale of a poignant Princess
It’s easy to miss, but a tiny exhibit on display at Carisbrooke Castle’s museum is a poignant fragment of British Royal history. The
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
We don’t sell dresses, we dress ladies
She is the same age as the Queen and still runs her store, Elizabeth Pack in Ryde. Since the age of 15 she