Island women born in the 1950s have marked 10 years of fighting for justice as part of the nationwide Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign. On 29th August, Solent WASPI’s Isle of Wight members gathered in Ryde to commemorate...

Wessex Cancer Support has thanked everyone who braved the weather to support its first-ever Dragon Boat Race, which raised an incredible £19,000 to help Islanders affected by cancer. The race took place on Saturday (30th August) and saw teams go...

A £100,000 reward was offered in the search for Lucie Blackman on 1st September 2000 - 25 years ago today. The announcement marked a significant development in the campaign led by Lucie’s father, Tim Blackman, from Ryde. His 21-year-old daughter...

Northwood St Johns began their 2025/26 Harwoods Renault Isle of Wight Saturday League Division 1 season with a 0-2 win over Osborne Coburg at Victoria Recreation Ground in Newport on Saturday (31st August). The game kicked off in sunshine with...

East Cowes Vics ended their league goal drought with a 3-1 win at home to Wincanton Town, while Cowes Sports suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 3-0 away to Sherborne Town. EAST COWES VICS 3-1 WINCANTON TOWN East...

HMS Cavalier - the only surviving Royal Navy destroyer from World War II - was built by J Samuel White at the mouth of the River Medina, here on the Isle of Wight. HMS Cavalier was 1 of 2 C...

Ji Nash netted an 89th-minute winner as Newport claimed their first victory of the season in their historic debut at the Zilch Waste Stadium. This was the first time Newport had played a competitive fixture at Westwood Park, home of...

Newport will kick off against Lymington Town in Wessex Division 1 at Westwood Park at 15:00 this afternoon (Saturday). Over recent years, Port have had 2 spells at Beatrice Avenue (home of East Cowes Victoria) and a couple of seasons...

Wight Tri riders delivered standout results at the 2025 A3CRG Midweek Time Trial Series. Held at Goodwood Race Circuit from May to August, the mainland event drew over 320 cyclists across 7 rounds. Riders battled strong winds and tactical challenges...

It was a tough Saturday for Ventnor as their second team lost their local derby to Ryde while the first XI’s Southern Premier League Division 1 title ambitions all but disappeared at Hambledon. At Steephill, Ryde edged out Ventnor II...