2 martyred Catholic priests - Blessed William Marsden and Blessed Robert Anderton - were commemorated at St Thomas of Canterbury church on Tuesday (29th April). Blessed William Marsden together with Blessed Robert Anderton were executed for their Catholic Faith at...

East Cowes Victoria have joined local rivals Cowes Sports in the Wessex Premier League after defeating Frimley Green on penalties in the Wessex Division 1 playoffs final. Vics had previously never achieved promotion in their entire history as a Wessex...

Newport's Visual Impact is celebrating a milestone birthday as it was 40 years ago today - on 4th May 1985 - that the clothing store first opened its doors on Watchbell Lane. The iconic fashion clothing store was the brainchild...

The Isle of Wight's 12-year-old Isabelle Berners and 11-year-old Ellora Jones won numerous podium places in the South Regional Preparation and Development Finals on Sunday (27th April). Both girls had qualified earlier in the year at Hampshire grades and subsequently...

17 ladies took part in the Sibyl Bennett Cup competition at Westridge Golf Centre on Monday (28th April). The Sibyl Bennett Cup forms part of the Isle of Wight Ladies Golf Association (IWLGA) annual championships. The competition was played in...

Spartan Air Lines announced the commencement of a new season of flights between London and the Isle of Wight to start on 1st May 1935. The actual duration of flights between Heston and Island airfields was 50 minutes. However, the...

East Cowes Victoria are just 90 minutes away from claiming a place in the Wessex Premier League after beating Alresford Town on the road in the semi finals of the playoffs last night (Wednesday). The Victorians have never achieved promotion...

Ryde man Terry Smith completed the gruelling 255-mile Thames Ring ultra marathon on Saturday (26th April), 1 of just 8 to complete the full course out of 37 starters. 37-year-old Terry finished what is considered to be the longest non-stop...

10 ladies took to the course to contest the Royal Isle of Wight Medal on Sunday (27th April).  The Royal Isle of Wight Medal is played for annually by the ladies of Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club who have either...

14 Shanklin Sandown and Ryde Rowing Club’s juniors travelled to the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham on Saturday (26th April) to represent the Wessex region at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta.  Shanklin’s J14 double of Josh Batchelor and Digby Ridgewell...