A new and unique ‘Honey Bee Experience’ has been officially launched at Godshill Orchard, offering visitors the chance to get up close with nature - and even sleep alongside the bees themselves. The venture has been pioneered by the father-and-son...

The Wightlink Warriors have released their provisional summer fixture list, starting on Tuesday 29th July, at Smallbrook Stadium. This season, the focus returns to team racing with 4 team events, one 3 Team Tournament representing the clubs that former Team...

Adam Hose hit 266 in 253 balls against Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl on Sunday (29th June) as Worcestershire ended day one on 456-3. The 32-year-old batsman - who once played for Ventnor Cricket Club - hit 7 sixes and...

There is just a single public house in Brighstone today, but historically, 4 pubs and nightclubs have existed in and around the village. The Five Bells Inn: The Five Bells inn was a thatched pub in the rural village that...

Queen Elizabeth II - in her position of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom - reviewed 167 ships of the Royal and Merchant Navies, and those of over 30 other nations, off Ryde on 28th June 2005. Around 40,000...

A high-scoring Southern Premier League Division 1 contest at Steephill between Ventnor and Hambledon on Saturday saw the visitors win by 3 wickets with 2 overs to spare. An opening partnership of 125 between Dineth Thimodya with a fluent 72...

The Isle of Wight's 2 Wessex Premier League representatives, East Cowes Victoria and Cowes Sports, have been drawn against each other in the first round of the Wessex League Cup. The game will take place at Beatrice Avenue, with the...

A total of 175,000 people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have received the COVID-19 vaccination this Spring - the highest uptake in the South East and the third highest nationally. The 2025 spring vaccination programme has now concluded,...

Shirley Miles has claimed victory in the Cecel Elliott Rosebowl at Freshwater Bay Golf Club, finishing 1st with an impressive nett score of 71. Close behind was Di Clark, who secured 2nd place with a nett 72, followed by Joan...

Nathan Hamilton - a former theatre technician and church sound engineer - will step into a new role as he is ordained as a deacon at Portsmouth Cathedral next Saturday (28th June), beginning his ministry in Ryde. Having trained for...