West Wight have won their 4th successive game by beating Binstead in the Gold Cup at the Molehill on Saturday (28th September). Defensive errors from West Wight led to Binstead finishing the first half with a 2-goal advantage thanks to...

Mew Langton - probably the Isle of Wight's most famous brewery - had 144 pubs dotted around the Isle of Wight at its zenith, around 1 for every 1,000 inhabitants. It has even been claimed that Mew Langton produced the...

Cowes Sports have won their first game of the 2024/25 season with an away victory at previously undefeated AFC Stoneham this afternoon (Saturday). Stoneham - who are 1 of the favourites for promotion from the Wessex Premier - predictably dominated...

Isle of Wight man Osman 'Os' Cole is to take on the London Marathon next year to raise money for blind veterans despite having recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He is hoping to raise £2,000 or more for the...

In the only Wessex League game to be played on the Isle of Wight today, East Cowes Victoria face Whitchurch United 'the Jam Boys' at Beatrice Avenue. Vics are currently top of Wessex League Division 1, having won 7 of...

Newport Cricket Club's 2nds have won the Fred Winter Cup at Newclose, vanquishing Cowes by 75 runs. Having won the toss and electing to bat, Newport put on 177 for the loss of 9 wickets in their 35 overs. Tom...

Shanklin Ladies were knocked out of the Women's FA Cup at the 2nd round stage by AFC Stoneham Ladies from the Southern Football League on Sunday (22nd September). Unfortunately, AFC Stoneham started quicker and went ahead with a nicely worked...

A Ventnor hotelier highlighted the 'evil' of Mods, Rockers and Leatherjackets in a letter to the Isle of Wight Mercury on 25th September 1964. That Saturday night, a fight had broken out near Alexandra Gardens, which resulted in several men...

Ventnor kicked off the new season in Hampshire Countires 3 with a promising performance against a strong Aldershot and Fleet side which was undone by a lack of discipline.   Ventnor had the better of the opening phases with the new...

Dimbola Museum & Galleries in Freshwater are to exhibit Portrait of Britain Winner Dave Shrimpton. Dave Shrimpton is a wet plate collodion photographer who uses vintage cameras to produce his art. He cites the work of Julia Margaret Cameron as...