Newport IW FC scored 7 goals without reply in their Gold Cup quarter final against Northwood St Johns at Beatrice Avenue yesterday evening (Tuesday). Joe Craig opened the scoring for Port in the 3rd minute by lobbing the Northwood keeper...

Ventnor 2nds were beaten by New Milton 2nds at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (16th November). After a long wait, Ventnor Lions finally had a home game, and this gave skipper Jack Rushton the luxury of having a squad of some...

Ryde C are tied at the top of Division 1, with Ryde Rankers on 41 points each. At this stage of the season, it looks as if the title will be fought out between these 2 teams. Ryde C had...

Ventnor lost on the road at Southampton to a couple of late tries on Saturday (16th November). Ventnor travelled to Southampton with Callum Martin as their only substitute, but this didn’t prevent the Islanders put up a sterling performance against...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club hosted the IWRF Indoor Championships last Sunday with over 40 athletes from the 3 Island clubs taking part. The competition saw both Junior and adult rowers competing over either a timed race or the standard race...

Isle of Wight Cowes Man v Fat beat Odiham Man v Fat on the road in Southern League Division 3. The game started very end to end but after 10 minutes, the play is started to favour Cowes, who repeatedly...

141 excited children visited Santa and his elf in the Salvation Army grotto on Newport’s Day of Christmas. Saturday certainly was a day of free festive cheer thanks to all manner of Army volunteers. Time well spent as children talked...

12 teams took to the course at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club, competing in the Smiths Coasters Foursomes Flag, on Sunday 17th November. 1st place honours went to Julie Miller and Shaun Mallon, ending on the 1st fairway. Chrissy Gould...

Division 1 champions Whitecroft & Barton have gone a point clear at the top of the tables by securing a win against Brading yesterday (Saturday). In what was a game of 2 halves, W&B raced to a 3-goal half time...

In a new series of Secret Isle of Wight, Island Echo looks at 4 of the Island towns and villages that no longer exist. Island residents often complain about ever-growing towns and villages eating into our countryside. But what of...