East Cowes Town Crafters have knitted, sewed, cross-stitched, crocheted, stitched, cut, drilled, painted and varnished creations to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The industrious crafters have been so hard at work over the past 3 months that their creations took...

Ryde Rowing Club Men’s novice crew won their final against Itchen Imperial Rowing Club to gain promotion to Coastal Junior Status at Christchurch Rowing Club on Saturday (21st May). The highlight of the day for Ryde came from their Men’s...

Freshwater and Totland Archive Group has received an Awards for All lottery grant of £8,977 to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The grant will fund a half-year exhibition of artefacts and pictures commemorating the accession, reign, and local...

As part of British Heart Week, Isle of Wight Oddfellows is inviting the public and its members to a life-saving demonstration on Friday 10th June. Louise Walker from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Service will demonstrate how to...

Harley Salter at the top of Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth Harley Salter completed his 50:50 challenge for the Huntington’s Disease Association with a 5km walk along Sandown Bay on Saturday (21st May). For 50 days from 2nd April to 21st May...

Ventnor Comic Jazz Band will be holding a final rehearsal before their participation in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant. 50 band members will take part in the Pageant Parade in central London in conjunction with ShademakersUK and their Heraldic Beasts...

Former Islander Barbara White has published her debut memoir 'A Tale of Two Yachts'. In what is her first book, Barbara describes her and husband Rob’s voyage to New Zealand in 2015 on their elderly sailing yacht Zoonie. It offers...

Ventnor Rugby Club have decided to set up their own youth rugby organisation in an announcement made this week. This will mean Vectis RFC will be unable to use Ventnor Rugby Club’s facilities at Watcombe Bottom in the forthcoming season....

A home team won 1 of Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club’s biggest annual events ‒ in which 45 teams competed ‒ on Saturday (21st May). The winning Shanklin & Sandown team were Adrian Wilkinson, Aaron Baker, Luke Gales and James...

The Isle of Wight Table Tennis Centre at Smallbrook in Ryde hosted the Southern England section of the Table Tennis England Centenary Tournament. The adult section welcomed teams from Guildford and Worthing. 10 of the Island's top players participated. In...