Popular Liberal MP Steven Ross was elected to the House of Commons for the Isle of Wight constituency for the second time on 10th October 1974. In a 3-cornered contest, Ross took 29,697 votes - 45% of those cast. The...

A star of BBC Radio 4, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Glastonbury Festival will be returning to the Isle of Wight next month. John Hegley, famed poet, musician and comedian, will be bringing his An American in Luton tour to...

The annual ‘Winter is Coming’ event is returning to Newport, with hundreds of Islanders set to receive vital help from Isle of Wight fuel poverty charity The Footprint Trust and others. The event, now in its 5th year, focuses on...

Centre forward Charlie Urry hit the back of the net 4 times as Ventnor overcame Brading in torrential rain at Vicarage Lane last night (Tuesday) to advance to the next round of the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup. The...

Former Isle of Wight teacher Edgar W Fentum - now resident in California - has written his first book, 'Worlds Apart', at the grand old age of 90. Worlds Apart, published by Amazon, chronicles Edgar's life journey on 3 continents....

Acclaim Logistics has opened a brand new 16,000 sq. ft. receiving centre in Chandler’s Ford to support exponential Isle of Wight growth. In response to growing demand and an ongoing commitment to providing exceptional service to customers on the Isle...

Junior Captain Lewis Chambers took 1st place in the Scratch Division and Oliver Slade won the Handicap Division at the Westridge Juniors 2024 League Championship. Rod Little, Walter Mallinson and Chris Wilkinson handled the conditions the best in the Autumn...

This weekend marked a significant milestone in Isle of Wight football history, as the first-ever all girls game took place in the Sunday league. Hosted at Oakfield C of E Primary School, the match saw Wight Eagles U13 Girls face...

Mark Woodhouse and Ian Potts have been appointed joint managers of Cowes Sports FC. Mark was formerly assistant manager to Max Draper. Before taking a managerial role at Cowes, he was assistant manager to Paul Haward at Shanklin FC. Cowes...

Isle of Wight man Jack Hazlewood has raised nearly £2,000 for Mountbatten by running 7 marathons in 7 days, ending with the Isle of Wight Marathon on Sunday. In total, he has run 183 miles in a week  - equivalent...