Niton’s Ryan Whitehall has claimed an impressive 3rd place finish in the Supersport feature race at the 2025 Manx Grand Prix. Riding a Yamaha YZF‑R6 for WR Racing, Whitehall completed the four-lap Mountain Course in 1:16:32.858 at an average speed...

Isle of Wight Festival royalty turned out in force on Friday (22nd August) for the launch of Ray Foulk’s newly reprinted book The Last Great Event at Dimbola in Freshwater. Ray – one of the brothers behind the original Isle...

Department, a vibrant art centre in the heart of Ryde, is expanding its team of volunteers following strong growth since opening earlier this year. The venue, which launched in March, has quickly earned a reputation for fringe theatre and its...

The Wightlink Warriors will take on the Mildenhall Fen Tigers at Smallbrook Stadium tonight (Tuesday) in a team challenge speedway match. Following strong crowd turnouts at previous meetings this season, another busy, family-friendly atmosphere is expected as the Fen Tigers...

Shanklin & Godshill Cricket Club have secured promotion to Hampshire Division 2 with a tense 2-wicket win over fellow title contenders Locks Heath in a top-of-the-table showdown at Westhill. Winning the toss, Locks Heath elected to bat first but lost...

Eight Isle of Wight players helped England win big in Porto, with the side going unbeaten to lift the Madjer Cup. England’s U16 Beach Soccer team secured a flawless 4 out of 4 record in the debut tournament, finishing with...

St George’s Crosses have appeared on mini roundabouts on the Isle of Wight recently – and they’ve divided opinion fast. Red crosses have been painted on to roundabouts in Newport and Ryde, replacing the usual plain white circles with the...

Cowes Sports Reserves beat Shanklin 5-3 in an entertaining Harwoods-Vauxhall Isle of Wight Saturday League opener at Westwood Park on Friday evening. It took just 8 minutes for the home side to take the lead, with debutant Luke Smallwood finishing...

East Cowes Vics fought back from two goals down to beat Brockenhurst on penalties at Beatrice Avenue in the FA Vase on Saturday. Manager Alex Smith went into the tie with a mounting injury crisis, missing Liam Newbold, Liam Triggs,...

Despite having a population of just over 3,000 people, Wootton has historically had 5 public houses - 4 of which remain to this day. The Greyhound Inn The Greyhound was probably Wootton's first pub. It was believed to have been...