Isle of Wight golfer Brandon Robinson Thompson equalled the Regnum Carya course record at the Turkish Open on Saturday (10th May). Brandon fired a 3rd round 62 to move 3 shots clear ahead of the final round. He hit 3...

West Wight Middle School - now sadly demolished - served West Wight villages for 40 years between 1971 and 2011. No school has served students aged 11+ from the less densely populated side of the Island since. The middle school...

Ventnor Rugby Club once more acted as a marshalling post and feeding station for last Sunday’s IW Randonnee, which was a spectacularly successful event with over 3,000 registered cyclists taking part.  Under the leadership of Roly Toombs, the VRFC team...

Cowes Sports have won the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup for the 3rd successive year by beating local rivals East Cowes Vics in front of 982 spectators at the Zilch Waste Stadium this afternoon (Saturday). Such was the interest...

Ryde Harriers Gary Marshall took bronze in his age category in the Anglo Celtic Plate - a 100-kilometre race staged at Mallory Park Racing Track in Leicestershire. 100 kilometres (62.1 miles) is approximately the distance as the crow flies from...

Ahead of East Cowes Victoria's Gold Cup final derby against Cowes Sports this afternoon (Saturday), Island Echo has spoken to manager Alex Smith - just days after leading the Isle of Wight club to promotion into the Wessex Premier. Although...

It is forever change on our high streets as retail outlets come and go, but much-loved Hurst's has been trading on the Isle of Wight for well over a century and a half. What is now W Hurst & Sons...

Mark Royl and Zane Cohen have won Westridge Golf Club's May Cup, contested on Sunday (4th May). A beautiful morning with a sharp breeze greeted the Westridge members competing for the cup. With 17 out of 20 pairs breaking par...

Local sailor Arthur Farley is setting off for his biggest sailing challenge to date, the ILCA World Championships in Quindao, China, from 10th to 17th May. Arthur was diagnosed with Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL) shortly after winning the under 19...

9-year-old Rex Jones made his debut for Sandown Bowls Club in their match against touring side Silverthorne & Chingford on Sunday (4th May). The visiting side came out on top, winning 5 of the 7 rinks, although most rinks were...