Scientific research by University of Portsmouth postgraduates suggests that the quality of seawater at Ryde is good enough for seahorses and cuttlefish to thrive and reproduce. Artificial habitats for cuttlefish and seahorses installed underwater by the students at Wightlink’s ports...

19th century philosopher Karl Marx - the 'greatest' theorist of the Communist movement - made 3 visits to the Isle of Wight. Marx's works - in particular The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital - were the main inspiration behind 20th...

3 good causes received a welcome cash boost when community-conscious colleagues at Tesco stores on the Isle of Wight handed out grants worth £3,000. Sight for Wight was able to celebrate after receiving a cheque for £1,500, which will go...

Ventnor - who are celebrating their 175th anniversary this year - will welcome Hampshire to Steephill for a prestigious T20 match on Wednesday (4th June), starting at 15:00. Within a busy schedule of Rothesay County Championship and Vitality Blast commitments,...

Drone Search & Rescue (SAR) for Lost Dogs Isle of Wight have won the Volunteers of the Year in the Animal Star Awards 2025 for the Southern Region of the UK. The Animal Star Awards were started in April 2016...

Keen sailors from Wightlink and the Royal Solent Yacht Club have got together to revive a traditional regatta - The Captains' Cup -off Yarmouth. The Captains’ Cup started in the year 2000 and was last held in 2010. 15 years...

Harbour Farm Nature Group are to attend Bembridge Community Groups Day on Saturday 31st May between 10:00 and 14:00 in the Village Hall. People will be able to hear about the group’s accomplishments to date, current projects and future plans,...

The Wight Tri quartet of Jan Fletcher, Helen Scholes, Laura Curwood and Nick Curwood took on the Dorney Lake course in Windsor on Sunday (25th May). This venue is a 2,200-metre flat-water rowing lake owned by Eton College and famous...

Ventnor clinched a remarkable 3 wicket win over Hook & Newnham Basics in Saturday’s Southern Premier League Division 1 clash at Steephill. Replying to the visitor’s total of 259, the home side were in all sorts of trouble at 49-5...

Sandown & Shanklin Hurricanes Vets - led by their skipper Greg Dean on his final game of rugby - played at Twickenham at the prestigious England RFU Veterans Rugby Day on Saturday (24th May). This day of rugby was preceded...