Wight Tri member Laoise Bennis competed in her first ever mainland duathlon, the Windsor & Dorney Sprint Duathlon. The duathlon - which took place around Dorney Lake in sunny but windy conditions - started with a 5km run, followed by...

Ethan Tanner-Rolf from Ryde Swimming Club won 5 gold medals at Portsmouth’s Mountbatten Leisure Centre on Sunday (13th March). In total, Ryde Swimming Club picked up 20 medals at Portsmouth Northsea Spring Novice International Swim Gala. The individual Ryde swimmers...

Promotion chasing Newport travel to Wiltshire to face 7th-placed Laverstock and Ford this Saturday (19th March). The Bulldogs have taken maximum points in their last 4 league games, the last 3 of which have been on the road, so they...

Wheatsheaf landlord Matt Parker Local business owners have expressed concern over renovation work allegedly affecting rare peregrine falcons nesting in the spire of Newport Minster - something the Minster itself denies is the case. Newport Minister is currently being renovated...

Islanders can experience the adrenaline rush of abseiling down Spinnaker Tower in June, whilst raising funds for Age UK Isle of Wight. Anyone wishing to take on a 100-metre descent down the side of Portsmouth’s iconic landmark, Emirates Spinnaker Tower,...

Sandown software company ICRTouch has generously donated £20,000 to the Red Cross Appeal for Ukraine. The donation was made on Tuesday (15th March). In a statement, ICRTouch said: “The ongoing Russian invasion has already forced at least 2million people to flee...

Wight Eagles U12s comfortably beat Winchester Flyers at Queensgate on Saturday (12th March). The Island side started quickly and brightly with new signing Kelsie Ronan scoring on her debut after just 1 minute and 30 seconds. This came as a massive...

Newport hairdressing salon 'Take 2' is celebrating its 35th anniversary today (Wednesday 16th March). Take 2 – which 1st opened its doors in 1987 – is the oldest hairdressing salon on the Isle of Wight operating continuously under the same...

Popular Island entertainer and magician Greg Chapman has released his first 8-part magic series: Greg Chapman's Magic Show. The whole series was set on the Island, with filming focused on the Freshwater Memorial Hall and in a historic carriage at...

Anyone wanting to donate an unwanted bicycle to Africans can do so at St Thomas’ Square in Newport on Saturday (19th March). A van (loaned free of charge by Bartletts) will be at St Thomas’ Saturday Market between 09:30 and...