The Isle of Wight Beach Soccer team have won 4 trophies on the bounce after beating Eastleigh on penalties in the final at Bournemouth on Sunday (22nd May). This time was even more special for captain and manager Caymen Collins,...

Isle of Wight-based act Shademakers will show the story of the 4 nations of the UK at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant at The Mall in London on Sunday 5th June.   A panoply of creatures, each representing a different...

Jo Harwood with Shanklin captain Pete Wilson Shanklin were presented with the Isle of Wight Division 1 trophy at Harwoods Garage Wootton by chairperson Jo Harwood on Monday evening (23rd May). Shanklin won the title by a single point on...

St Peter’s Shorwell is commemorating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by asking parishioners to partake in the Water of Life. A spokesperson for St Peter’s Shorwell has said: “Water is a necessity for all life. Dwelling places grew up around water...

Despite losing for the first time in 2022, Ventnor are top of Southern Premier Division 1 with 51 points from their 3 games. Liphook and Ripsley 260-7 - Ventnor 259-4 Batting first, Ventnor lost both openers cheaply with Namish Verma...

Wild Dogs – a UK-based team with Southern African roots – won both the men’s and women’s social competitions at the South Island Social Rugby 7s on Sunday (May 22nd). Wild Dogs beat the Navy Sharks 27-17 to lift the...

Wightlink-Wight Mountain CRT Junior rider, Ewan Cook competed in the 2nd round of the Dick Evans Memorial Series in Portsmouth on Wednesday 18th May. Ewan put in an amazing effort in the Scratch race, but on the 10-lap Points race...

Speranza 22 beat Wild Dogs 21-20 in an exciting final to win the inaugural South Island 7s Cup at Watcombe Bottom in Ventnor yesterday (Saturday 21st May). Speranza 22 were named after Argentinian rugby player Marco Speranza, who was tragically...

Louise Voss Medina Bookshop in Cowes will host best-selling author Louise Voss who will give a talk on How to Get Published on Tuesday (24th May). Having released 14 titles over her 20-year writing career, Louise has had books out through most...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is warning farmers to always check for overhead power lines in this year’s ‘Look out, look up, look after yourself’ safety drive. In the last 12 months, SSEN has seen a further reduction...