A high society woman's secret life of crime was disclosed following a conviction for theft a century ago on 26th September 1923. Mrs Helen Vera Maclaren was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for shoplifting and stealing - a harsh punishment...

UKSA has reported a 20% increase in Further Education students for the new academic year, including a 32% increase in women. Its intake for September 2023 is its highest on record with 71% of students coming from the Isle of...

Otton Chulacki in 2022 Centenarian World War II hero Colonel Otton Hulacki - who was a long-term resident of the Isle of Wight - has sadly died. Otton Hulacki was born on 2nd January 1922 in Lwów (formerly Poland, now...

Homecare provider Right at Home Isle of Wight is celebrating after picking up 2 prestigious awards at a national ceremony.  The business took home the Employer of the Year and Community Impact awards, after facing tough competition from other care...

Renowned folk musician Jon Wilks is set to perform at Quay Arts in Newport on Friday 29th September. This eagerly-awaited appearance comes hot on the heels of his most recent album - Before I Knew What Had Begun I Had...

Shocked locals observed a large, full-rigged ship hit the rocks at Dunnose Head between Bonchurch and Luccombe shortly after 03:00 on the morning of 26th September 1871 - 152 years ago today. The Underlee had left London 2 days earlier...

Ventnor 2nd XV won bragging rights for the away side in the local rugby derby against Isle of Wight 2nd XV at Wootton Rec by winning 20-34 after trailing 3-10 at halftime. The game began with some patchy rugby interspersed...

East Cowes Vics Development have gone top of Hampshire Development and Combination League Division 1 by beating Colden Common 0-1. Colden Common are co-managed by former Saints and WBA player Pedro Miguel Monteiro ('Pele'). Vics made some changes to the...

Whitecroft & Barton Sports have increased their lead at the top of Division 1 with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Binstead at Sandy Lane. Whitecroft & Barton Sports 5-0 Binstead & Cob Kyle Drew bagged a brace with goals in...

Fort Victoria, near Yarmouth, has achieved Accredited Country Park Status from Natural England. Accreditation shows potential visitors that the country park has essential facilities and services that you would expect to see in a good country park. The accreditation criteria...