The Hare and Hounds - the thatched pub located at the end of the Downs Road next to Robin Hill - is most closely associated with a notorious murder over 300 years ago. Michal Morey was a woodcutter executed for...

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II landed at Newport Quay for a 2-day visit to the Isle of Wight on 26th July 1965. The Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh were conveyed from the Royal Yacht Britannia moored at...

Father and son duo Stuart and Reggie Woodmore have shared the £950 prize at an Isle of Wight darts tournament, held at GGs near Newport on Sunday (20th July). 14-year-old Reggie has been in good form of late, battling through...

Newton Faulkner is returning to Strings Bar & Venue in Newport this October as part of his Octopus Tour. The popular singer-songwriter currently holds the record for the fastest-ever selling show at the venue, with tickets selling out in just...

This year's annual Mountbatten Charity Table Tennis Tournament has raised £1,715 for the hospice.  A cheque was presented to Charlotte Hornblow, the Community Fundraising Leader, by Tim Giles, IWTTA vice chairman, and Martin Dove, IWTTA Treasurer and Centre Manager. Charlotte...

Rowers from Ryde and Newport made their mark at the Southampton Coalporters 150th Anniversary Regatta on Saturday (19th July), with both Isle of Wight clubs securing race wins, podium finishes and championship points in a competitive field on the River...

WightTricks recently hosted the second Flip The Island Gathering (FTIG) – this year titled ‘Zero Limits’ – bringing together elite trickers from across the globe for 2 days of battles, showcases and specialist seminars. Held on 5th-6th July, the event...

A charity football match held in memory of 2 much-loved individuals has raised over £1,500 for 2 Isle of Wight charities. Sandown & Lake FC, alongside McCarthy’s, took on the Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service in a special...

A record-breaking £31,000 has already been raised from this year’s Swim for Hope, which saw 28 swimmers cross the Solent for Wessex Cancer Support early on Saturday morning (19th July). The annual event – now in its 4th year –...

Strike action by members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will affect services across the Isle of Wight later this week. Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) who are members of the BMA are due to take part in...