East Cowes Vics Reserves missed their opportunity to go top of the Isle of Wight Division 2 table after being beaten by a spirited Wootton side on Wednesday evening (21st September). Wootton took an early lead when Harry Green pounced...

On this day in 1888, a 40ft-long whale prevented the departure of the passenger steamer Bembridge - bound for Portsmouth - from Seaview as reported by Reynolds Newspaper. The vessel was followed by the whale, which kept close to the...

Juvenile Wightlink-Wight Mountain CRT member, Ewan Cook, travelled to Doncaster to compete in the RTTC National Youth Championship final for the G.H.S Trophy on Saturday (11th September). Although the event was on the same day as the final stage of...

Isle of Wight RFC began their 2022-23 campaign with a clearcut win against Overton at Wootton Rec on Saturday (17th September). It had not been the smoothest build-up to the season for IW, with their 1st 2 scheduled league games...

Club member Alan Allmark was the winner of the Senior's Open at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club on 8th September. 63 competitors took part in this annual event, almost half of whom were visitors from other Island and Mainland clubs....

A late goal by Jez Conway saw Cowes Sports secure their 1st away win of the season against United Services Portsmouth (formerly known as Portsmouth Royal Navy) at the Victory Stadium in Portsea Island on Tuesday (20th September). After suffering...

Captain Edward Smith On this day in 1911, the White Star Liner Olympic - sister ship to the Titanic and the most gigantic vessel then afloat - crashed into the warship HMS Hawke in the Solent off Ryde. The Olympic...

The 1960s Weekend returns to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway this weekend (24th and 25th September). This year, the Railway will host top tribute band The Vox Beatles on the Havenstreet stage. Steam trains on the Ryde to Shanklin...

Wight Tri member Ant Mildenhall flew across the Atlantic to take on the Ironman Madison Wisconsin on 11th September. Ant - coached by Simon Pilcher and Darren Cole at Vectis Academy - showed huge determination to stay in the endurance...

Ventnor returned to league action at Watcombe Bottom after the break following HM the Queen's death and comprehensively beat a Portsmouth 2nd XI side on Saturday (17th September). Ventnor's 1st foray into the Portsmouth 22 allowed Thomas Crews to claim...