Rosie Sales reviews the GASP! production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado at Bembridge Village Hall... Ah, ‘The Mikado’, one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most famous masterpieces, reflected in the popularity amongst the Friday evening audience at Bembridge Village Hall, just...

Residents of Vecta House Care Home enjoyed a virtual event like no other – an afternoon at the theatre streaming the beloved sitcom Some Mother do 'Ave 'Em performed by the Barn theatre in the Cotswolds. Transforming the lounge into...

Sam Cant found the net 4 times as Whitecroft & Barton Sports overcame Northwood St Johns at Cowes Community Club to advance to the next round of the Hampshire Trophy on Saturday 5th October. Northwood scored 2 consolation goals late...

Island Echo examines the history of Bembridge Fort, said to have been 'the most secret place in the British Isles' during World War II. Bembridge Fort was built between 1862-67 under the supervision of 2 Royal Engineers, who lived in...

All 3 Isle of Wight Wessex League clubs - Cowes Sports, East Cowes Vics and Newport - recorded victories on Saturday 5th October. YACHTSMEN BEAT WATERSIDERS AT WESTWOOD PARK Cowes Sports overcame Blackfield & Langley to record only their 2nd...

An 'out-of-control floating bomb' menacing shipping off the Isle of Wight hit national headlines on 5th October 1974. The 'bomb' was a blazing cargo ship loaded with 150 tons of dynamite, drifting helplessly across packed English Channel shipping lanes. A...

Cowes Sports and Newport IW kick off at Westwood Park and Beatrice Avenue at 15:00 this afternoon (Saturday). In the Wessex Premier, the Yachtsmen will hope to maintain the momentum from last Saturday's impressive victory over AFC Stoneham when they...

England beach soccer goalkeeper Tommy Jackson - who lives in Newport - is set to make his 100th appearance in a Three Lions shirt tomorrow (Saturday). Tommy (if selected) will be featuring between the sticks for England in their World...

Isle of Wight were comprehensively beaten by an impressive United Services Portsmouth side at Wootton Rec on Saturday (28th September).  The home side had 6 enforced changes due to injuries and other commitments, and were under pressure early on but...

Kim Holmes and Matthew Sussmes took a combined total of 4 gold medals at the annual short course SE Region Masters swim competition at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley. After an early departure from the Island - and missing...