In the 2nd in our series of Isle of Wight Sporting Legends, Island Echo examines the life of rugby star Sam Perry. Professor Sam Perry was a truly remarkable man: an eminent scientist, England rugby international and 3 times escapee...

East Cowes Victoria won their 6th successive game with a narrow 1-0 victory over 10-man Cove at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday). This was also Vics' 3rd successive clean sheet, which maintains the best defensive record in Wessex Division 1....

11th-placed Cowes Sports travel to 18th-placed Blackfield & Langley today, hoping to reach the top half of the Wessex Premiership. The Yachtsmen are currently on an unbeaten run of 5 games since their heavy 8-0 defeat to Hamworthy Recreation at...

Albert Midlane - one of the greatest hymn writers of the 19th century - was born in Newport on 23rd January 1825. The Isle of Wight lyricist was believed to have written around 1,100 hymns - he never kept count....

League leaders Ryde C met their main rivals Ryde Rankers who are in 2nd place in the table. The tight match which would have been expected did not materialise, and the C team won by 9 games to 1. Despite...

Isle of Wight darts player Joe Hunt reached the semi final of the PDC Challenge Darts Tour on Saturday (18th January), in the 4th Challenge Tour event of 2025 at Milton Keynes. The tour sees those who miss out on...

Newport returned to good form with a comprehensive 5-2 win over Romsey Town at Beatrice Avenue on Wednesday evening. This was Port's 1st win in 2025 after a 5-game winless run since beating Alresford Town on 14th December. Beatrice Avenue...

32 competitors took part in the inaugural pickleball tournament held at West Wight Sports and Community Centre on Friday (17th January).  It was played on a round robin basis where all play all, with each player playing a total of...

The next production at the Apollo Theatre, Newport, will be Simon Stephens’ ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’, a contemporary ensemble piece which brings Mark Haddon's best-selling novel of the same name to thrilling life on stage....

On 3rd February, Cowes plays host to the Isle of Wight Writers Jamboree - the first of what will hopefully be an annual get-together of Island writers.  This will be an opportunity to hear briefly from various sources who can...