Ryde were the only 1st team Isle of Wight side to beat North Island opposition on Saturday (1st July). In Hampshire Division 1, Ryde 1sts overcame leaders Compton & Chandlers Ford at Harding Shute by 5 wickets with 5 overs...

Did you know 4 cinemas once graced the streets of the Isle of Wight's largest town: Ryde? Altogether, there have been 20 cinemas on the Isle of Wight. Sadly, only 2 are still standing. In the 1st edition of Isle...

New Wave Legends ‘Buzzcocks’ are returning to the Isle of Wight next month to play Strings Bar & Venue. On Saturday 15th July, Buzzcocks will be back on the Island playing their hits that we all know and love, plus...

XCEL Performance Coaching have announced a Continuous Training Development (CPD) course, which will be delivered by Academy staff from Portsmouth Football Club. This CPD opportunity will be taking place at the Hovertravel terminal in Ryde, in their upstairs 'Solent Views'...

An anonymous pressure group - Isle of Wight Postcode Campaign - has been set up on social media to campaign for our Island to have its own distinctive IW postcode. The Isle of Wight Postcode Campaign wants an IW postcode...

King Charles II Niton hosted a royal visitor on 1st July 1675 when Charles II - on his way to the mainland from France - was forced by the weather to anchor off the Island. Everyone knows that Charles II's...

Warriors consolidated their lead in the inaugural No Brakes League competition after another solid team performance at the Smallbrook Stadium saw them extend their overall advantage after 2 completed rounds. With the Warriors holding a 4-point lead from round 1...

Members of Freshwater Bay Golf Club, Steve Orchard and Paul Swain walked 35 miles over 14 hours to fundraise for wellbeing charity, Independent Arts on Saturday 24th July. Beginning their route at 05:00 from Freshwater Bay Golf Club, the pair,...

The Isle of Wight basketball team will be travelling to the Guernsey hoping to bring their 1st ever medal home... 9 teams are competing in this year's Island Games. The side with the strongest record are Cayman Islands with 2...

An undersea telephone cable between Stone Point in Hampshire and Gurnard Bay - connecting the Island with the mainland - was laid on 30th June 1897. The Isle of Wight has its place in telephone history as the 1st long...