Taya Thirtle Taya Thurtle from Norfolk won the inaugural NORA Women's British Championship in soaring temperatures at Smallbrook Stadium on Thursday 14th July. Taya's consistency was rewarded with 8 points from her 3 rides, to finish just in front of...

After a successful 1st season in the Hampshire League for Under 12s, the Wight Eagles are back for pre-season training and are now seeking new players for the forthcoming season. The Under 12s are moving on up to Under 13...

All 5 Isle of Wight cricket teams playing in mainland leagues beat North Island opposition on Saturday (16th July). In Southern Premier League Division 1, Ventnor won away at 2nd-from-bottom Sparsholt. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Sparsholt...

The rainbow-coloured 2022 Isle of Wight Pride Parade made its way through the scorching streets of Ryde on Saturday (16th July). Hundreds of enthusiastic spectators lined the streets as the parade started in Queen's Road, before winding its way through...

Jan Fletcher has qualified for the 2023 World Triathlon Championships in Spain by coming 2nd in the Woodhorn Standard Distance Triathlon and GB Age Group World Championships Qualifier in Ashington. With an unusual late afternoon start time of 16:20 and...

Newport comfortably held Portchester - the team regarded as the richest and strongest in the Wessex League - at Smallbrook in a pre-season friendly on Saturday (16th July). The county town club can no longer call on the services of...

The Island's biggest character festival in aid of Daisy Chains IW - Festival of Heroes - will be back at Brading Roman Villa next weekend (23 and 24th July). The weekend will be packed with over 40 character meet and...

Isle of Wight men have shown the red card to lard by shedding over 425kg of weight with the help of the football-focused MAN v FAT healthy lifestyle programme. Working in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council and in...

The 1st walking tours in Ryde have proved really popular with local people keen to find out more about the exciting plans for Ryde High Street. A group of interested individuals has joined the project team to explore the streets...

This season's favourites for the Wessex Premier title - AFC Portchester - will be playing a pre-season friendly against the Port at Smallbrook Stadium today (Saturday) with kick off at 15:00. Portchester will be captained by former Bournemouth, Bristol City,...