The fastest winning time for the Isle of Wight Marathon in a decade was achieved by Peter Thompson on Sunday when the annual event returned for it's 60th year. Organised by Ryde Harriers the inaugural IW Marathon was first contested in...

Sarah Burdett BEM A number of Island residents were recognised for their service in the community at the Lord-Lieutenant’s Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday evening. Held in the Royal Yacht Squadron Pavilion on a blustery Autumn evening the event was...

1957 saw the inaugural Isle of Wight Marathon and having been run ever since this year sees the 60th event. It will start from IW Community Club in Park Road, Cowes at 11:30 on Sunday (9th October). Competitors will head for Gurnard...

For the inaugural meeting of the ‘new’ Freshwater Circle, held in the Olympus Gallery at Dimbola, Freshwater, the guest speaker was local historian, writer and publisher Elizabeth Hutchings. Following the demise of the Farringford Tennyson Society after 30 years, the ‘new’...

Students and staff from the Isle of Wight Studio School attended the Southampton Boat Show en masse on Thursday. In fact the 143 students on site comprised all but a handful of the school’s students. Having encountered some of the students...

Solent Park in Southampton was the venue for the official opening of the 48th Southampton Boat Show on Friday, where Rick and Zoe, hosts of the Heart FM Breakfast Show welcomed members of the Team GB Sailing Squad. Amongst them were...

Islanders are being invited to recognise the achievements of local older people and celebrate their contribution to Island life, by nominating them for a Celebrating Age Award. Sponsored by Wright Estate Agency and hosted by Age UK Isle of Wight...

Fresh from their medal winning performances in Rio, members of the British Sailing Team will help celebrate the start of this year’s Southampton Boat Show. Visitors will be able to get up close to the sailing stars at the show’s...

Entrants into this year's Wight in Bloom competition came together at Northwood House yesterday (Tuesday) to find out who had taken the top spot and been crowned ‘Cream of the Crop’. For the 2016 Wight in Bloom competition there were 14 entries from...

With Cowes Week over for another year, Alan and Suzanne Whitewood take a look back at the shoreside events which play an important part in the sailing regatta. One of the first events of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2016...