MURDER ARRESTS AS MAN IN 50s STABBED TO DEATH IN SANDOWN
3rd July 2026
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East Cowes Vics face probably the strongest side in the Wessex League in the FA Vase at Beatrice Avenue this Saturday: AFC Portchester. Portchester are likely to be captained by former Bournemouth, Bristol City, Ipswich Town, and Portsmouth forward Brett...
Read moreDetailsShanklin Sandown Rowing club enjoyed further success at Itchen Junior Regatta last weekend with 7 wins and 5 runners-up spots. The girls' J13 coastal quad of Annabelle Steward, Poppy Lawrence, Evie Crew, Izzy Bounds and Esme Walters overcame 1st race...
Read moreDetailsSunday saw the Eagles senior team travel away to face a very tough Chichester development team. The Eagles started off trying to settle into the game while being outplayed for the majority of the first 10 minutes. However, as soon...
Read moreDetailsVentnor 1sts play the Isle of Wight 1sts at Watcombe this Saturday (24th September) with a 15:00 kick-off. This Isle of Wight derby is a Hampshire Counties 3 league game and a huge match for both teams - not just...
Read moreDetailsCharis Jones 3 members of Wight Tri - Jessica Newall, Gabriella Hewitt and Charis Jones - crossed the Solent to take on the 70.3 Ironman Weymouth on Sunday (18th September). This was Jessica’s 3rd half ironman distance, but it was...
Read moreDetailsEast Cowes Vics Reserves missed their opportunity to go top of the Isle of Wight Division 2 table after being beaten by a spirited Wootton side on Wednesday evening (21st September). Wootton took an early lead when Harry Green pounced...
Read moreDetailsRacing got underway at the Etchells World Championship organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron, with one race held just off Hill Head in The Solent. A light but stable 7-9 knots from the south-southeast were the conditions for most of...
Read moreDetailsMore than 230 young people from around the UK are set to take part in a youth charity’s annual sailing race this weekend (Saturday 24th September). The Cowes Small Ships Race is hosted by Gosport-based charity, ASTO (Association of Sail...
Read moreDetailsJuvenile Wightlink-Wight Mountain CRT member, Ewan Cook, travelled to Doncaster to compete in the RTTC National Youth Championship final for the G.H.S Trophy on Saturday (11th September). Although the event was on the same day as the final stage of...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight RFC began their 2022-23 campaign with a clearcut win against Overton at Wootton Rec on Saturday (17th September). It had not been the smoothest build-up to the season for IW, with their 1st 2 scheduled league games...
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