The Island's 1st Carisbrooke Brownies have reached a special milestone this year celebrating their 95th birthday. Along with the 1st Carisbrooke Guide Unit both units were originally registered in November 1919 and later became 1st Carisbrooke (Princess Beatrice’s own) Company and...

‘The Vista’, a new learning area at Carisbrooke College, was officially opened this week by Mark Taylor one of the College’s twelve student librarians. Mark had great pleasure in cutting the ribbon after a welcome to the new area by...

Cowes Heritage, a voluntary group dedicated to recording and exhibiting the history of the town, are currently hosting their 13th exhibition based in Regatta House, Bath Road. Entitled ‘A Decade of Change-1910-1920’ it is open every day to the public...

The Isle of Wight Marathon, organised by Ryde Harriers and run over a circular course from the Community Club, Cowes via Shalfleet to the West Wight and back, saw just two runners break the 3 hour barrier on Sunday. A novice...

Artist Colin Riches and writer Lydia Fullylove have compiled a chronicle of the passing of the four seasons on the Western Yar estuary, which is now on display in the West Wight. Their exploration of the area took place via...

Carisbrooke Castle played host to HRH The Duke of Kent yesterday (Wednesday) during his visit to the Island, accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Martin White, who introduced the Royal visitor to Judi Griffin, Chair of...

This year’s PSP Southampton Boat Show opened last Friday with tall ship ‘Phoenix’ sailing into the marina in Mayflower Park. Ocean Safety organised one of the first events of the show when Charlie Mill from the company handed over a...

Isle of Wight based charity The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is to be presented with a cheque on one of the exhibitor’s stands at this year’s PSP Southampton Boat Show, due to take place later this month. On the first...

Since 1888 three generations of the Beken family- Frank, Keith and Kenneth (along with Peter Mumford) - have produced a mammoth archive of some one million plus marine photographic  images, which have now been put up for sale with a...

As well as a visit to his parents, who live in Cowes, Edward Waite was on hand at a local art gallery to demonstrate his unique style of painting recently. Born in Sheffield Edward is a young up and coming...