Emile Bleriot A large crowd at Watcombe witnessed a storming match between an on-fire Ventnor and a Winchester team vying for promotion on Saturday (4th March). This was by far Ventnor’s best showing of the season with skipper Lewis Jones...

6 Isle of Wight youngsters - aged from 7 to 14 - aim to visit all 20 Premier League grounds in 24 hours to raise money for Mountbatten Hospice. Sonny Foster (7), Reuben Flood (10), Jack Egerton-Reed (13), Oliver Flood...

2 Wessex League and 2 Isle of Wight Division 1 teams will be locking horns on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with places in the semi-finals of the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup at stake. Wessex Premier outfit Cowes Sports...

The Aberdeen Courier reported on 6th March 1798 - 225 years ago today - that the French fleet had been spotted off the Isle of Wight coast. News travelled slowly in the 18th century, compared to the almost instant reporting...

From this September, HTP Apprenticeship College will be offering youngsters the chance to learn the fundamentals of football coaching. Those enrolling on the new course will have the opportunity to train and play under the guidance of experienced professionals, as...

In the 3rd round of the Isle of Wight Memorial Cup, Ventnor trounced near neighbours Niton 8-1 at Watcombe Bottom to go through to the next round on Saturday (4th March). The goals for Ventnor came courtesy of Emerson Tattershall...

Drivers are being urged to think about the dangers of driving too fast for the road conditions in a new THINK! campaign, which launches nationwide today (Monday). The campaign, entitled 'Is pushing it worth it?', is targeted at young male...

For 130 years a pier graced Ventnor seafront, but 2 were swept away, 1 was dismantled during the war and the last caught fire. The 1st Ventnor Pier was erected in 1863, followed by the 2nd Ventnor Pier in 1872,...

Greene King pubs across the South East - including 5 located here on the Isle of Wight - have raised £397,800 for Macmillan Cancer Support to help people living with cancer. The fundraising efforts by pub teams and the generous...

Cowes Sports put in a creditable performance in their defeat to 2nd-placed Bemerton Heath Harlequins at Westwood Park on Saturday (4th March). Bemerton began the game on the front foot with a couple of early chances that went wide or...