Westridge Golf Club members raised £740 for the Royal British Legion during Saturday’s (8th November) Remembrance Day Texas Scramble, held in fine playing conditions.

The Isle of Wight will host its first-ever Collector’s Fair at Camphill Sports Club on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November from 10:00–16:00.

The Isle of Wight Table Tennis Association’s Winter League is already shaping up to be a fascinating contest, with teams from Ryde, Wroxall and Newport dominating their respective divisions.

Shanklin Sandown rowers Anna Scott and Esme Walters celebrated championship success at the Hants & Dorset Rowing Association’s annual presentation dinner in Eastleigh.

Ventnor RFC’s unstoppable form continued as both their senior sides secured emphatic victories on Saturday – the 1st XV thrashing Eastleigh 81–0 away, while the 2nd XV overpowered Christchurch 45–7 at Watcombe Bottom.

Former Isle of Wight resident John Martin Scripps became the first Westerner ever sentenced to death in Singapore on 10th November 1995 - 30 years ago today. On that day, the world’s media dubbed him 'the tourist from hell'. To...

Brading Town fought valiantly at Vicarage Lane but fell just short in a pulsating 3-4 defeat to Bournemouth Sports in the Hampshire Trophy on Saturday (8th November). The Romans started the tie playing up the slope and soon found themselves...

Once a striking landmark on Sandown’s seafront, the Blue Lagoon witnessed decades of changing leisure trends - from Art Deco swimming to performing dolphins and late-night discos. Opened in the 1930s, the pool was originally called the Beausoleil, a name...

All three Isle of Wight teams were unbeaten this afternoon (8th November), with Newport claiming a vital victory and Vics and the Yachtsmen securing hard-earned draws. NEWPORT EDGE FIVE-GOAL THRILLER TO CLIMB INTO PLAY-OFF CONTENTION Newport defeated promotion rivals Hamworthy...

Alec Penstone - a 100-year-old D-Day veteran from Shanklin - has said that the sacrifices of his fallen comrades were not worth it given the state of Britain today. The former Royal Navy serviceman appeared on Good Morning Britain on...