Ballyrags Comedy Club returns to Fubar in Ryde tomorrow (Thursday) for another night of top-notch comedy, with Bobby Mair - as seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Russell Howard's Good News - headlining. The...

Ryde’s smallest art gallery - Re:Box - is marking its 2nd anniversary this month with an installation that celebrates the Museum of Ryde. Local creative Naomi Baisley, while studying for her MA in Graphic Design, became intrigued by the ‘Rydeosaurs’...

Conservative Party leadership hopeful James Cleverly met local party members during a visit to the Isle of Wight yesterday (Tuesday).  Mr Cleverly, who was joined by Joe Robertson, the MP for Isle of Wight East during his visit, said that...

The Isle of Wight home of former Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie is up for sale for a mammoth £3,495,000. 5-time Olympian Ainslie and his family have lived at Woodlands Vale near Puckpool, on the outskirts of Ryde, for some time...

Ventnor Carnival is to parade into town tomorrow evening (Wednesday) in what is set to be the carnival's 135th year. The procession is set to move off from Pier Street at around 19:00 before heading along High Street, Victoria Street,...

A total of 6 members of the Ryde and Sandown Beach Lifeguards embarked on their annual cross Solent swim from Gosport to Ryde yesterday (Monday).  The Beach Lifeguards set off from Gosport at 15:45, with the weather being kind, with...

The next Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Annual General Meeting will be held in the Main Lecture Theatre at the Education Centre at St Mary’s Hospital next month (Thursday 5th September). Doors will open at 09:15 with a marketplace showcasing:...

Thousands flocked to Sandown for the annual Regatta on Sunday (11th August) with organisers hailing the event as one of the town’s biggest for years. Crowds on a packed seafront enjoyed a day of non-stop family entertainment, including the popular...

Police rushed to Colwell Bay yesterday afternoon (Monday) following reports that a poodle had been seen potentially biting a child. Officers descended on the West Wight beauty spot at around 15:00, after receiving initial calls of the incident at around...

Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat Station’s Open Day promises to be a fascinating and entertaining day out for all the family. From 11:00 to 16:30 on Saturday 24th August, the lifeboat station at Lane End will be open for visitors to view...