A blind badger that had regularly been spotted in and around the centre of Ventnor has sadly been put to sleep by vets. The unfortunate badger had frequently been seen by local residents in the vicinity of Zig Zag road,...

Gladys Mary Farrell - the wife of an Isle of Wight man - was acquitted of manslaughter of her 9-month old daughter on 8th March 1950. Mrs Farrell - who had pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter charge - was...

Ryde Cricket Club Under-12s have won their indoor league by beating Ventnor by 22 runs. Ryde originally scored 97-3 from their 9 overs, with Alex (18*), Oscar (16*), Charlie (12) and Henry (10*) all reaching double figures. There were wickets...

In the Wessex Premier, 9th-placed Cowes Sports face 11th-placed Bournemouth (Poppies) at the Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park). A win would see the Yachtsmen rise to the top half of the Wessex Premier table, which would be a remarkable achievement...

Dominic Marsh from the Panther Kickboxing Club has taken bronze at the WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organisations) World Cup in Italy. The Isle of Wight kickboxer - who has recently come back from injury - had to lose 8...

Midfielder Sam Kirby has left East Cowes Victoria to join local Wessex Division 1 rivals Newport. At the start of this season, Sam had been dual signed for Vics and Island League West Wight. He then had a spell with...

Homegrown Music Festival will present over 8 hours of music and entertainment at The Riverside Centre in Newport on Saturday 29th March. All proceeds from the event are going to 2 important Island charities: IoW Defibrillators and Community Action Isle...

The Isle of Wight were defeated in their final home league game of the season by Heathens in a close contest. Resplendent in their new kit and watched by a large crowd in the spring sunshine, the Islanders played well...

More than half-a-dozen members of staff from a local insurer will trek the length of the Isle of Wight to raise funds for Mountbatten Isle of Wight. A total of 16 team members from NFU Mutual New Forest, Isle of...

Ryde Rankers have closed the gap further on Division 1 league leaders Ryde C after an 8-2 win against Havenstreet A. The Ranker’s Hugh Idle and Lewis Johnstone were unbeaten, whilst Havenstreet’s Michael Bulpitt and Tom Johnson both won against...