Greg Douglass - guitar wizard from The Steve Miller Band - is back with his top-class UK band in the tea room at Dimbola Museum and Galleries on Sunday 8th October. Greg will be on stage at 18:15 for an...

A spirited Cowes Sports side have been knocked out of the Hampshire Senior Cup in the 2nd round after a narrow defeat to Southampton at a packed-out Westwood Park this evening (Tuesday). Having been drawn against the mainland side earlier...

Wight Tri member Chris Till recently took on 1 of the toughest Ironman events in the calendar: Ironman Wales 2023 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire - a true test of physical and mental resilience. Chris finished the 2.4 mile (3.86km) swim in...

Euan St John Biggs Howdens Newport have agreed to sponsor the kit of the Vectis Youth Under-15 football team for the 2023/24 season. Howdens claim to be the UK's number 1 kitchen supplier. Their Newport branch is located in Manners...

It took 4 games for Southampton to beat Cowes in the Hampshire Cup semi-final back in 1889, but it remains to be seen how the Saints will fare against The Yachtsmen at Westwood Park tonight (Tuesday). This was - of...

NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the New Forest, Isle of Wight and Bournemouth agency recently nominated local charity Independent Arts to receive a donation of £6,443.00 from NFU Mutual’s national £1.92million ‘Agency Giving Fund’. The leading rural insurer...

Island Arts for Wellbeing charity Independent Arts were the beneficiaries of a hugely successful day of fundraising by Freshwater Bay Golf Club on Saturday 19th August. Hosting the club’s annual charity day, members and guests played through high winds for...

In the 6th and final edition of Isle of Wight cinemas, we look at Freshwater which has historically been home to 2 cinemas - located on both sides of School Green Road. Palace Cinema (School Green Road) Freshwater's 1st cinema...

Vectis comfortably beat Northwood St Johns at Cowes Enterprise College on Saturday 9th September to go 4th in Harwoods Renault Division 1. Vectis 7-1 Northwood St Johns Braces from Ben Cutts and Mash Wherry together with further strikes from Harry...

Numerous reports were made in Isle of Wight newspapers of sightings of big cats in September 1983. A supposed sighting of what was described as a 'puma' was made by a Leslie Jelley of Yarmouth. The feline was spotted near...