Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) held its annual tourism conference at Lower Hyde, Shanklin on Wednesday, with Tom Stroud as compere. Will Myles, Managing Director of VIOW, gave an overview of the 2020 marketing creative for the Island. Next year’s...

'Stars of Fleet Street', featuring the work of 5 prominent press photographers, is the latest exhibition at Dimbola Museum & Galleries in Freshwater, curated by Island resident David L White. As well as David’s own photographs the other 4 featured...

'Made in Cowes' is the subject of this year’s exhibition by the Cowes Heritage Society, being staged in Regatta House, Bath Road. A vast number of items have been made in Cowes over the years with this exhibition showing a...

Geoff Banks BEM with his family This year’s presentation of awards by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Mrs Susie Sheldon JP, were held at the Royal Yacht Squadron last Wednesday (2nd October). Guests were welcomed by Brigadier...

3rd place Alan Morris (No. 85) After heavy overnight rain, good weather greeted the competitors who lined up for this year’s Isle of Wight Marathon, hosted by Ryde Harriers and run on a course from Cowes to West Wight and...

Robin McInnes with competition winning art work (right) The 35th annual Landscape Paintings Exhibition featuring the works of leading Isle of Wight artists is being held at East Dene Coach House in Bonchurch. Curated by Professor Robin McInnes OBE, there...

Neil McGrigor The Royal Yacht Squadron Isle of Wight Foundation hosted a Marine Careers Fair in the pavilion of the RYS in Cowes last Wednesday (18th September). Over 1,000 students (Years 6-11) from several Island schools and colleges attended the...

There are plenty of Isle of Wight connections at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show, which was officially opened by the multi-talented Olympian James Cracknell OBE on Friday. 2019 Show sponsor ‘Borrow a Boat’ is the UK’s fastest-growing boat charter...

A new sponsor ‘Borrow A Boat’ is in place for this year's Southampton Boat Show, which takes place between 13th-22nd September. Several Island businesses will once again be at the show. It will be in its usual setting of Mayflower...

Following a recent exhibition at the Full Circle exhibition space at St Mary’s Hospital, more work of Sara Kouvaritakis' will now be on display in Ryde. People’s Gallery in Ryde High Street is hosting another of their popular exhibitions this...