Memorial to HMS Sirius, Appley Beach, Ryde The flagship Sirius set sail from the Motherbank off the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight with the 1st consignment of convicts bound for Australia 236 years ago. Altogether, a total of...

Newport IW FC have officially announced they will be ground-sharing with East Cowes Vics in the forthcoming 2023/24 season. In a press release this afternoon, the County Town club have said: "The club are pleased to announce that a ground-share...

Ryde Saints have announced James Williams as their new 1st team manager for the forthcoming 2023/24 season. The Saints 1st team have had a difficult season in Division 1 - having lost all 24 games they have played - and...

Jay Morris - aka the Isle of Wight Assassin - won his final boxing match at Cowes Yacht Haven last Saturday. The boxing night - featuring 10 fights in total - was billed as The Last Dance. Jay beat his...

The 2 top clubs in Island League football lock horns for the 2nd time in just over a week in the Memorial Cup final at the Peter Henry Ground tonight (Friday). Shanklin's 'Invincibles' - who have gone through their entire...

Newport in action in their last game at Smallbrook against Petersfield Town. Newport IoW FC are facing an uncertain future after leaving Smallbrook for the final time and now find themselves homeless. The County Town club played their last game...

Ross Harris Over 1 hundred players, members and sponsors of Ventnor Rugby Club attended the annual Dinner Dance and Awards Nights on Saturday (6th May).  The evening was a great success with an excellent dinner, some great music and the...

Isle of Wight motorcycle trials riders Chris Stay and George Gosden were amongst the 280 competitors from around the world that lined up at the start of the International Scottish 6-day trial. This is one of the hardest challenges in...

Vectis FC have reached their 2nd final in 3 weeks, winning silver at the Elite Youth Cup at Cowes Enterprise College. Sadly, the Island side was beaten 2-1 by Totton & Eling, losing to 2 wonder strikes. 3 weeks ago,...

The Newport Women's Masters crew of Julia Wilks, Julia Coulson, Julie Clarke, Fran Ladd - coxed by Nick Salter - won the Masters 40+ in their 1st-ever regatta race at Newport last weekend. In a hard-fought race right up until...