The Isle of Wight Festival and injuries led to a much-depleted Ryde Rowing club squad at Coalporters Regatta on the River Itchen in Southampton on Saturday (18th June). Ryde had just a Coastal Junior 4 racing, consisting of Elliott O’Sullivan,...

The 2022 speedway season will begin at Smallbrook as the Wightlink Warriors take on the Cradley Heathens and Weymouth Wildcats tomorrow (Thursday). The 3 teams will compete for the Michael Richardson Trophy in a series of 3 meetings. The destination...

Over 120 guests with disabilities will be joining the Royal Victoria Yacht Club for trips along Wootton Creek and out into the Solent on Saturday 2nd July. The RVYC has been welcoming guests to its Open Day for People with...

The Isle of Wight Council raised the Union Flag, together with that of Ukraine, in a special flag-raising ceremony on Monday (20th June). The flags were raised to mark the start of celebrations for Armed Forces Day, an annual event...

In December 2023, 3 friends from the Island will take on the challenge of a lifetime when they compete in the Talisker Whisky Challenge and race across the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat. Under the banner of Mermaid Atlantic,...

12 total beginners have learned to play chess from scratch in just 10x 1-hour lessons at the 50 Plus Centre in Regent Street, Shanklin. Charles Charalambous - the Island’s Chess in Schools and Communities coordinator and tutor - delivered the...

Terry HarrisShanklin and Sandown Golf Club clubhouse was bedecked in flags, and members wore their finest red, white and blue, to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on 3rd June. The Club used the occasion to say “thank you” to its...

A group of Veterans have gathered at UKSA in Cowes to start a week-long training programme in preparation for the Round the Island Race on Saturday (25th June). Supporting Wounded Veterans, a UK Charity, work with UK servicemen and women...

Did you know the sexy female voice in the worldwide hit Je t’aime was that of a privately educated Shanklin schoolgirl, who spent her summers in the West Wight? In the first of our series of Secret Isle of Wight...

Andy Brooke An old school butcher’s shop has returned to a traditional town centre location on the corner of Crocker Street and St James’s Street in Newport. A butchers has been on this very spot for almost a century after...