East Cowes Vics lost their final pre-season game 0-1 against a team tipped to win promotion from the Wessex League this season - AFC Portchester. Last season, Vics were trounced 1-8 at Beatrice Avenue by Portchy in the FA Vase....

Stotesbury's - believed to be the Isle of Wight's oldest fish & chip shop - is under new ownership. The famous chippy, which was established nearly 130 years ago, has been taken over by its former chef, Danny Ditton. Danny...

Professor John Milne World-famous scientist John 'Earthquake' Milne - who invented the seismograph - died in Newport on 31st July 1913. Milne was born in Liverpool in 1850 and was educated at King's College London and the Royal School of...

Ventnor have dropped to 7th place in Southern Premier Division 1 after a 7-wicket defeat to Hook & Newnham at Steephill. Ventnor 1sts were skittled out for 189 in the 42nd over. Opener Henry Bartlett top scored for the South...

A by-election for the Isle of Wight Council ward of Wootton Bridge next month will be the first election where voters will be required to show photo ID. Due to the national introduction of voter ID requirements, registered voters heading...

Brandon Robinson-Thompson The Isle of Wight’s Brandon Robinson-Thompson won his 5th professional golf tournament of the year with his first victory on the Challenge Tour on Sunday (30th July). Continuing his great run of form that brought back to back wins...

Isle of Wight locals and tourists flocked in their thousands to the streets of Sandown to savour the spectacle of the 1st carnival of 2023 on Saturday (29th July). Sandown Children's Carnival came before the main procession, with local youngsters...

South Western Railway has confirmed Island Line services will continue during strike action this week, between 31st July and 5th August. An hourly service will run between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin until 5th August. The rail provider has advised...

Sandown Lifeguards recently teamed up with the Lighthouse Clinic and Sandown's town councillors to take part in a programme of skin cancer awareness and prevention. The beach lifeguards were all checked over by a dermatologist on the day, with 1...

Record numbers of primary school children are learning to sail for free on the East Wight with the Seaview Sailing Trust.  Almost 400 children, from 10 different Island primary schools, have completed a course of free sailing lessons throughout the...