DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS IN VENTNOR
11th July 2026
The Wightlink Warriors' trip to Stoke for their penultimate speedway fixture of the season yesterday (Tuesday) was called off mid-morning with the Loomer Road track waterlogged, just days after being initially postponed due to Storm Brian. That slice of bad...
Read moreDetailsShanklin and Sandown Golf Club's Ryan Harmer has had the opportunity to meet the sport's Justin Rose following Hampshire's second English County Championship title win at Trevose earlier this month. Justin has been on a winning European Ryder Cup team and won...
Read moreDetailsKim (pictured far right) with the World Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Europa Cup team members (Photo: BBSA) The Isle of Wight’s very own Kim Murray has been selected to represent the British Skeleton Squad in the Intercontinental Cup (ICC) this...
Read moreDetailsAlthough the Wightlink Warriors' speedway season has been extended to the end of the month to accommodate re-arranged away fixtures, the club’s end of season party celebration took place in the Premier Lounge at the Andrew Younie stadium on Saturday...
Read moreDetailsA group from Ryde’s Salvation Army Fellowship House Lifehouse recently represented a Southern England team in a special football tournament, with great success. The Partnership Trophy is a 5-a-side event that brings people who are experiencing homelessness together through football;...
Read moreDetailsSteady Force 6 winds did not deter the vessels in Saturday’s annual Small Ships Race off Cowes. 20 entrants – from a 10m long yacht to a 33m ketch, and with 180 young trainees taking part – braved challenging weather...
Read moreDetailsThe organisers of the world famous Lendy Cowes Week regatta are seeking a new Regatta Director to replace Phil Hagen, who left Cowes Week Limited after this year’s regatta to focus on his other business interests. The Regatta Director role...
Read moreDetailsHayley Baxter - first lady home Adam Tuck became only the third Ryde Harrier to triumph in the Isle of Wight Marathon yesterday (Sunday), after 61 years of the event. In only his fourth outing over this distance - his...
Read moreDetailsWith last weeks away meeting at Mildenhall being postponed for the third time, the Wightlink Warriors speedway team are on the road again this Sunday as they head for the Midlands to tackle the Stoke Potters. With Buxton also riding...
Read moreDetailsThe annual Small Ships race, a youth event where at least half of the crew on each vessel need to be between 12-24 years of age, starts off Cowes on Saturday (7th October). This race for smaller Sail Training vessels is...
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