12 teams took to the course at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club, competing in the Smiths Coasters Foursomes Flag on Sunday 22nd October 1st place honours went to Vicki Guildford and Sean Young, with Connie Huntington and Neil Hallet in...

Ventnor 2nds had a comprehensive win on the road in Hampshire County 5 at Christchurch on Saturday (21st October). Ventnor 2nds took the game to the opposition from the off.  Strong work by the forward back spearheaded by Gary Ball,...

Newport IW FC has asked friends and supporters to raise £3,000 via crowdfunding to help keep the club alive until their new ground is built at the Racecourse in Whippingham. The club's supporters have raised £250 of the total required...

Vectis, Shanklin and West Wight battled through to the 2nd Round of the Island Echo Challenge Cup on Saturday (21st October). Vectis 3-0 Northwood St Johns 3 2nd half goals saw Vectis overcome NSJ in the derby at Cowes Community...

Did you know that JS White's - best known for shipbuilding - had an Aviation Department which produced 219 planes during World War I, mostly designed by Howard T Wright? The main claim to fame for these aircraft was the...

Wessex Premier Cowes Sports knocked 7 goals past Wessex Division 1 Whitchurch United at Westwood Park to reach the 2nd round of the FA Vase in emphatic style. The Jam Boys have a poor record against Isle of Wight sides...

Isle of Wight MMA fighter Connor Tymon has won his 2nd Welterweight Champion belt at the South Coast's biggest mixed martial arts show, Shock 'N' Awe, at Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday (14th October). After being called out by Yassine Adjadj...

We take a look back at Isle of Wight news from previous decades for the week ending 21st October, including a giant octopus found in the River Medina 100 years ago. 30 years ago (1993) PENSIONER BURIED IN BACK GARDEN...

Cowes Sports face Wessex Division 1 Whitchurch United in the 1st Round of the FA Vase in the biggest football game on the Isle of Wight today (Saturday). In the 1st Qualifying Round, the Yachtsmen beat Wessex Premier giants Portchester...

A medieval font believed to be more than 800 years old has been discovered during ongoing work to redevelop St Thomas’ Church in Ryde into a youth centre. The original font from the 1829 church survives and will be carefully...