Brading Haven Yacht Club is reporting a boost to their membership following the pandemic as more people choose to spend their spare time afloat. Total memberships at BYC are now over 1,200, including over 100 new families. The club believes...

Wight Community Energy and Mixergy will soon be helping hotels on the Isle of Wight to save energy using pioneering smart water heating technology. In the first phase of the project, monitoring equipment was installed onto existing hot water tanks...

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is inviting comments during its second consultation on constituency boundaries, open until 4th April 2022. Under the proposed changes, the Isle of Wight – currently the largest constituency in the UK – will be...

Newport travel away to Salisbury to play Wessex Division 1 leaders Bemerton tomorrow (Saturday), in a game likely to decide the destination of the championship. Newport currently lie in 4th place in Division 1, 4 points behind Bemerton but with...

Sid Ryan A Punk/Oi band from Ryde, whose members have been touring internationally since they were just 14 years old, is set to conquer the world once again - but who are Grade 2? Grade 2 formed in 2013 when...

Division 2 leaders Pan Sports beat an East Cowes Vics Reserves side by a single goal at Beatrice Avenue on Wednesday evening. Both teams had their shirts sponsored by the Domino's Pizza chain. The 2 sides had already met 3...

An application to extend the opening hours of Harbour House restaurant on Ryde Esplanade has met with vehement opposition from concerned neighbours. Currently, the venue closes at 23:00. However, the owners of Harbour House are seeking to extend the licence...

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has slammed the Government for removing the cut-off date for adding historic unrecorded rights of way to the Definitive Map. The map is intended to record all historic rights of way, and members...

A bench to mark the final series of Ricky Gervais’s TV show about loss, 'After Life', has been placed in an East Cowes park to provide a place for people to chat and reflect. The bench – located in Victoria...

Interest in the NORA 2022 British Upright Speedway Championship at Smallbrook Stadium is intense with over 30 riders hoping to compete. Warriors co-owner Barry Bishop said: “We knew from the very positive response to the inclusion of the older, more...