UPDATE: All Wessex League games featuring Isle of Wight clubs on Saturday 17th December have been postponed due to frozen pitches. All Isle of Wight Division 1 games have also been called off for the same reason. New Vics manager...

Shanklin and Sandown golfers braved icy conditions to play in festive events. Shanklin and Sandown Ladies’ Christmas Cracker competition was played on 6th December. The 9-hole Texas Scramble was won by Jenny Domoney, Jean Munds, Susan White and Bev Whorwood...

UKSA (United Kingdom Sailing Academy) is recruiting 45 new staff members for its activity teams to start in March 2023. The Academy is looking for watersports instructors at any level, activity leads and watersports senior training instructors. In addition to...

Isle of Wight darts player Keegan Brown will face German darts professional Florian Hempel in the PDC World Championship at Ally Pally on Friday evening (16th December). Keegan – who is named after footballer Kevin Keegan – failed to qualify...

The Isle of Wight’s RSPCA branch has launched a Christmas charity appeal to help it meet the cost of keeping animals warm and cosy this winter. In common with other businesses, homes and charities, the branch is also experiencing spiralling...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club finished their record-breaking year with a trip to Walton-on-Thames, to compete at Walton Small Boats Head last weekend. The harsh weather did not dampen the spirits of the junior athletes competing and fantastic performances were achieved...

The Gift Shop Cavanagh & Baker on Shanklin High Street in Shanklin Old Village is set to close at the end of this year. Cavanagh & Baker will be holding a pre-Christmas Sale in which all goods are on offer...

Home, DIY and garden retailer Hurst is celebrating after being nominated in a national competition to find the UK’s favourite local business. The firm, which is based right across the island in Newport, Cowes, Freshwater, Ryde, Shanklin and Ventnor has...

Isle of Wight batsman Adam Hose enjoyed an impressive Big Bash League debut for Adelaide Strikers in Australia on Wednesday (14th December). Hose – who has played for Ventnor - made an explosive knock on his first appearance in the...

A team of talented artists have brightened up Post Office Lane in Newport with a mural based on the life of a Newport resident, the White-Letter Hairstreak butterfly. Commissioned by Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC), the appropriately-titled mural ‘Love...