Adam Hose has been included in the Worcestershire squad for the opening LV Insurance County Championship match with Derbyshire at the Incora County Ground today (Thursday). Hose - who signed a 3-year contract with Worcestershire - has demonstrated his quality...

Richard King, a former manager of the Capital and Counties Bank in Ventnor - who had absconded the previous November - was apprehended in Argentina in 1879. At the time of King's disappearance, it was thought he had gone to...

Isle of Wight High Sheriff Kay Marriott reopened Wight Aviation Museum at Sandown Airport to public visitors on Saturday (1st April) as her final duty in office. The museum will now be open on Saturday, Sunday, Mondays and Tuesday from...

Ventnor Fringe - the Island’s multi-award-winning arts festival which features gigs, comedy and performances in unusual spaces around Ventnor - is set to return from 21st-30th July, with the 1st wave of shows announced. Over more than a decade, the...

McLovin After a decline in health and concerns about his quality of life, the difficult decision was taken by the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary to put mongoose lemur McLovin to sleep on Tuesday (4th April). McLovin was thought to be at...

Gold Cup holders Newport overcame a spirited Shanklin side at Westwood Park to reach the final of the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup yesterday evening (Tuesday). Shanklin battled bravely throughout the game before conceding a goal 10 minutes from...

Gary Willard Professional Isle of Wight referee James Linington is to complete the 3 Peaks Challenge - climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales in just 24 hours - in aid of blood cancer charity Leukaemia Care. James...

67-year-old Island resident Simon Howes has completed an epic 3,000-mile solo row across the Atlantic all in aid of the Isle of Wight's endangered native red squirrels. So far, Simon has raised over £75,000 of his £100,000 target on behalf...

Lucy Berry Ventnor postwoman Lucy Ann Berry has raised over £600 for the charity PAPYRUS - the national Charity for the Prevention of Young Suicide - by completing the Brighton Marathon on Sunday (2nd April). She completed the marathon in...

Promotion-chasing Port face Isle of Wight champions Shanklin at Westwood Park in the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup semi-final at Westwood Park this evening (Tuesday). Gold Cup holders Newport last faced Shanklin in the quarter-final stage of the Gold...