The Isle of Wight and speedway in general is mourning the loss of the Warriors team manager Steve Piper who passed away in his sleep over the weekend. Steve had been in charge of the Island team for a few...

Mountbatten CEO, Nigel Hartley, has spoken of his disappointment after the Government’s Autumn budget failed to include vital funds for hospices. The sector is facing a mounting financial challenge, with some hospices cutting services. For its part, Mountbatten is in...

A Charlie Smeeton hat trick helped Harwoods Div 1 West Wight record an emphatic victory over Hampshire Premier Whiteley Wanderers in the 2nd round of the Trophy at Camp Road on Saturday afternoon. They say pride comes before a fall,...

Sandown Barrack Battery - now Battery Gardens housing the Poo Museum - was yet another Island fort built to protect England from the French invasion that never came. This Royal Commission fortification was constructed in response to the 1859 Royal...

Newport IW convincingly beat AFC Aldermaston at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday) to go 6th in Wessex Division 1. The game began with a presentation to Newport co-manager Joe Butcher to mark his 450th Wessex League appearance. Goalkeeper Leon Pitman...

27 Isle of Wight football teams - 10 in the Hampshire Trophy and 17 in the Hampshire Vase - will compete in cup competitions this afternoon (Saturday). In the Hampshire Vase... In Harwoods Division 1, 5 teams - Vectis, Cowes...

The Hurricanes put 11 tries past the Trojans at the Fairway last Saturday (26th October). It didn't take long for the hosts to get the opening score of the game and begin to rectify some of the wrongs from their...

The Wheatsheaf Inn in St Thomas's Square, Newport is said to be haunted by the tragic figure of a beautiful young widow, Anne Blundell. It is claimed that the teenage ghost visits the hotel to mourn her husband, John, who died...

With 3 matches now completed, last year’s champions Ryde C look to have competition for the top spot this season from club rivals Ryde Rankers, after their 10-0 whitewash of Newport Vics A. The Rankers’ - Hugh Idle, Lewis Johnstone...

Fort Victoria near Yarmouth has a tragic history with at least 61 documented deaths recorded in its environs, despite it never having fired a gun in anger. On 25th April 1908 – in the midst of a terrific snowstorm –...