Ventnor suffered defeat in their Hampshire Counties 3 match away to Portsmouth 2nd XI on Saturday 10th December. This match represented another disappointing result for Ventnor which masked some of the positive progress the team is making.  With further disruptions...

Captain Shane Wood Cowes Harbour Commission has announced the appointment of a new Harbour Master, Captain Shane Wood. Captain Wood will join the CHC team in February 2023 and take on the statutory duties and areas of responsibility currently managed...

On a frozen Saturday which saw most games postponed, unbeaten champions Shanklin saw off 3rd-placed West Wight at the County Ground to go top-of-the-table on goal difference. This was very much a game of 2 halves with the Seasiders racing...

In the 2nd of our series Made on the Isle of Wight, we examine the history of submarine construction and design in both East and West Cowes. We have all heard of the giant hovercraft and flying boats made by...

Dominican nuns from Carisbrooke Priory Dominican Nuns were 'greeted' with hoots and jeers when they first disembarked at Cowes on 10th December 1866 on their way to take up residence at Carisbrooke Priory. England has been a Protestant country ever...

On the day of the World Cup Quarter Final between England and France, Island Echo recalls the last occasion the French attempted to conquer the Isle of Wight in 1545. France has had a long history of attacking the Isle...

UPDATE 09:30 All games featuring Isle of Wight Wessex League teams have failed pitch inspections this morning (Saturday). A big crowd is expected at Westwood Park as the Yachtsmen take on top-of-the-table AFC Portchester in a Wessex Premier fixture at...

Fears of rising sea levels are nothing new - a newspaper report dated 9th December 1904 expressed the anxiety of Freshwater residents concerning the serious encroachments of the sea.  The newspaper report from the Lichfield Mercury claimed that the sea...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely. Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is preparing an amendment to a bill in Parliament to deprive the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their Royal titles so that they will in future be...

Alex Smith Former Cowes Sports assistant manager, Alex Smith, has taken the hot seat at East Cowes Vics. It comes after the departure of former manager Richard Woodburn, as announced earlier today. East Cowes Victoria Athletic released the following statement...