UPDATE: All Wessex League games (Cowes Sports, East Cowes Vics, Newport) have failed pitch inspections this morning (Saturday 1st April) and will not be played. Postponements to Island League games will be shown where they have been announced. Cowes Sports v...

The Isle of Wight’s Legacy Elite Gymnastics Academy picked up 9x 1st places at the Dolphina Gymnastics Centre in Watford in a Novice & Classic Challenge run-through. A spokesperson for Legacy Elite Gymnastics has said: “Fantastic results from everybody! For...

Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Racing Team members Kev Chant, Elvis Belton and James Veal headed to Blandford Forum in Dorset on Sunday, 25th March to compete in their first road race of the season: the Azets Spring Classic Stage Race. Featuring...

Freshwater Bay Golf Club held a Golf Day with professional Ryan Harmer last Sunday (26th March). Ryan Harmer was previously a junior at Freshwater Bay Golf Club. The winning team consisted of Steve Orchard, Miles Oldershaw, John Sexton and Tony Keen....

2 shafts were sunk at Whitecliff Bay near Bembridge in 1873 in an attempt to test the viability of coal mining on the Isle of Wight.  The Hampshire Advertiser reported that the 1st shaft had to be abandoned due to...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club took 5 crews to Southampton for the final head race of the winter - a time trial event over 5km of the River Itchen - in which the men’s novice 4 secured their 1st win. The...

Ryde Coastal Junior Pair Ryde Rowing Club competed at the Southampton Rowing Club Head Race on Saturday in rough and blustery conditions on Saturday (25th March). The Southampton Head Race is staged over a 5,000-metre course on the River Itchen,...

Newport predictably beat bottom club Fleet Spurs after an early scare this evening (Tuesday) but remain 5 points behind Wessex Division 1 leaders Andover New Street. The Port began the brighter of the 2 teams but conceded an early 8th...

Angelica and Jill – donkeys adopted by Isle of Wight Indie band Wet Leg - sadly departed for pastures new on Saturday (25th March). Both donkeys had been closely monitored for a while and both had various health issues that...

3 Jeanneau Sun Fast boats challenged the Nab Tower Course on Friday (24th March) with 2 yachts - Tigris and Orbit - breaking IRC records. The previous record holders on the course were ‘Redshift’ Farr GP42, holding the fully crewed...