The Ventilator – Page 5 – Incorporating The Ranger's Blog

The unacceptable killing of George Floyd sparked the #BlackLivesMatter protest movement across the world. The call for nations to respect

Navigating lockdown doldrums on a sea of nostalgia

To while away the latest interminable lockdown, I’ve been playing an unusual game of Tetris. Remember that computer solitaire, all

What a rollercoaster ride last year was. Or might have been, if we were actually allowed to visit a funfair.

Just under a year ago I wrote about the likely impact of COVID-19 on our high streets. American management consultancy

Are there Isle of Wight natives who have yet to bob across the Solent to set foot in Hampshire? Perhaps

A letter in the Isle of Wight County Press (CP 12/4/19) from Steve Shaw raised a query about the Island’s

Anybody who’s ever listened to ‘Desert Island Discs’ will surely have asked themselves what their own special recordings and luxury

The schoolgirl sits quietly at the back of the high-performance yacht. Her stillness contrasts with the perpetual motion of the

While in St Thomas’ Square, Newport the other day I noticed en passant that Oggies fish restaurant was for sale.

For reasons I probably don’t need to expand upon, I’ve recently spent a lot of time staring at my own