Simon de Atherfield was brutally murdered by his wife Amicia on 21st March 1211. His wife was sentenced to be burnt at the stake for the crime the following year. Sadly, the history of this medieval saint has been largely...

After 7 rounds contesting the winter league, the Carisbrooke Air Rifle team club have finished in a creditable 3rd place overall in the finals of the Central Southern Field Target Association regional 2022/23 Winter League Competition. Barry Warren of the...

Shanklin FC have applied for planning permission for an extension to their clubhouse at the County Ground on Green Lane. The Isle of Wight Division 1 champions aim to build a single-storey side extension to their existing clubhouse. This will...

UPDATE: Tonight's game (Wednesday) between Fleetlands and Newport has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. East Cowes Vics - who currently lie 16th in Wessex Division 1 - take on Ringwood Town at Beatrice Avenue this evening (Tuesday). New Forest...

Dominic Marsh represented the Isle of Wight Panther Kickboxing Club at the Austrian Full Contact Kick-Boxing Championship at the weekend (18th/19th March).  21-year-old Dominic won his 1st fight against a Switzerland National team fighter by a unanimous 3-0 decision. He...

Lewis Morton lifted by Andy Teague and George Collet Ventnor gained revenge for the Isle of Wight’s victory at Watcombe earlier in the season with a win at Wootton on Saturday (18th March). The home team were on the front...

Sandown & Lake improved their chances of escaping relegation from Division 1 by beating Pan Community at Downside in a match marred by a serious act of unsportsmanlike behaviour by a Pan player. The game got off to an even...

Several Newport residents were gored by an enraged bull - who had escaped on his way to market - on 19th March 1879. The 1st person to be attacked was a regimental sergeant in Lower St James' Street, who was...

The Isle of Wight’s sole Wessex Premier representatives Cowes Sports were comprehensively beaten by Baffins Milton Rovers at Westwood Park on Saturday (18th March). The Yachtsmen kicked off the game without 2 of their most influential players: Fin Phillips (who...

In the 2nd edition of Isle of Wight Piers, Island Echo examines the 4 piers that have been built at Ryde: the Promenade pier, the Tramway pier, the Railway pier and the long-gone Victoria pier. Ryde is the most commonly...