UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BAND ILLNESS Well-known Isle of Wight Punk/New-wave band X-Directory will be playing a live gig at the Vics clubhouse at Beatrice Avenue in East Cowes on Friday (15th July). X-Directory present the...

Annette Ablitt running through the grounds of Osborne House Exactly 10 years ago today, on Saturday 14th July 2012, the London 2012 Olympic Torch came to the Island, travelling from Yarmouth to East Cowes - via Totland, the Needles and...

Ladies’ Open Winners: Maggie Pearson, Jan Peters and Sandy Wiswould with Ladies’ Captain Connie Huntington Alan and Sheila Richard from Freshwater Bay Golf Club took 1st place in the Shanklin and Sandown Mixed Open on Sunday 26th June. Mainland and...

A group of Girlguiding Isle of Wight leaders have undertaken water-safety training on a canal boat so that girls and younger members of Girlguiding IW can take to the water safely in future. The trip was planned by Sandown leader...

It was honours even as Wessex Division 1 side East Cowes Vics took on the strong Island League side Whitecroft & Barton Sports in a pre-season friendly at Beatrice Avenue on Tuesday evening (12th July). Vics began their pre-season campaign...

Elvis Belton Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team riders travelled to Goodwood last Tuesday to race in the penultimate round of the Summer Series last Tuesday (5th July). James Veal had a tough task up against some of the South’s top...

It was a successful Saturday for Isle of Wight cricket teams with victories for 4 of the 5 men's teams playing in the mainland leagues. Ventnor ended a run of 3 successive defeats in Southern Premier Division 1 by narrowly...

In the 4th part of Secret Isle of Wight, we examine the tragic life of Princess Elizabeth, who was incarcerated in Carisbrooke Castle and is buried at Newport Minster. Elizabeth was the 2nd daughter of King Charles I and Henrietta...

A team of 36 Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Warriors are set to take on the Ian Pratt Challenge to swim across the Solent on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th August. On 8th August, at 10:00, 12 swimmers with leave Ryde,...

After 2 years away due to the global pandemic, the colourful and vibrant Mardi Gras returned to the scorching streets of Ryde on Saturday (9th July). With temperatures pushing 30c, hundreds lined the streets to watch the parade. Ryde was...