This bank holiday weekend, Storeroom2010 in Cowes is joining community businesses around the country to celebrate the third annual Community Business Weekend.  Aimed at shining a light on the 7,000 community businesses across England, Community Business Weekend offers a...

The Isle of Wight Community Club YFC's Cowes Youth U11’s and U12’s are looking for new players this season and for the development and progressing forward with next season. The club offers great facilities and opportunity to play football at...

Tony Harris and Andy Day, School Games Organisers for the Isle of Wight, recently organised a day of celebration to reward the commitment of local schools to PE and sport.   In the last academic year, half of the schools...

Work is underway on a major Island Roads project to improve the cycle track between Wroxall and Shanklin. As part of the work, which is scheduled to last until mid-September, Island Roads is liaising with Sandown-based environmental consultants Arc to...

UPDATED: Freedom 90, a hovercraft that has been serving Hovertravel’s Ryde to Southsea route for over 25 years, has been removed from the fleet. The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that the AP1-88 craft has been retired with immediate effect. She left...

It's been almost 10 years since the last air race took place in the skies above the Isle of Wight, but in less than 2 weeks' time aircraft will be competing once again - this time out of Sandown Airport....

UPDATED: Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a device that is believed to have been handed into Newport Police Station earlier today (Monday).  The Portsmouth-based team arrived at the police station in the heart...

Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating an episode of suspected door stop crime in Brading, in which local residents were asked to part with their cash. At around 23:10 last night (Sunday), a man is alleged to have...

Get your best Han Solo outfit together and be part of an unofficial world record attempt this Friday as the organisers of Island Con set a challenge to see how many Han Solos can fit on the Red Funnel ferry....

Hundreds of Girlguiding IW members gathered at Sandown recently for their own version of ‘Carnival’. Held at Sandown Rugby Club, the Island’s Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers enjoyed the afternoon’s activities based on a Carnival theme. There were 4 main...