News

    TP52 RAN Wins RORC’s Dash Across Channel

    With an impressive season of inshore racing, Niklas Zennstrom’s TP52 RAN (pictured), was the first yacht to finish the Cowes to Dieppe Race. A five hour margin of victory was aided by the tide turning unfavourably for the rest of the fleet after RAN had finished….

Features

Cowes Torquay Cowes

This weekend the Isle of Wight, witnessed the 48th edition of the “Cowes Classic Powerboat” Fabio Buzzi finished first, view Photos…

Island To Fly Olympic Flag

To celebrate the end of the Beijing Olympics and mark the start of the countdown to London in 2012, a spinnaker bearing the London 2012 logo is to be hoisted in front of the Needles on the Isle of Wight…

SQ2SQ Cycle Challenge 2008

The Isle of Wight Firefighters Square to Square Charity Cycle Challenge starts on 30th August 2008. The challenge will see the SQ2SQ team cycling for 14 days from the Island to Italy for charity…

Big Dig @ Brading Roman Villa

The long wait is reaching a climax, as one of the biggest ever explorations of the past is underway at Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight…

Carnival Island

Summer has swung into action on the Isle of Wight, and the Island could appear to visitors as a little Carnival Crazy. View photos…

Isle of Wight

Appeal For Witnesses To Road Traffic Collision At Blackgang

Police are appealing for information after a road traffic collision involving a car and two motorcycles at Blackgang on the Isle of Wight…

Community

Enjoy Watersports With UKSA Youth Club

Earlier this year the UKSA began providing 8-16 year olds with the opportunity to get afloat and learn new skills on the Isle of Wight. The last in a series of 9 week watersports youth club begins on 30th August…

Citizen Media

Speed Date For IW Volunteers

The Isle of Wight Volunteer Centre are asking: Would you like to help make a difference to your community or the environment? If so you can network with other like minded people at a Volunteers Fayre next month at the Riverside Centre…

Entertainment

Lights Camera Action @ IW Zoo

Today (Friday) TV wildlife presenter ‘Nigel Marven’ will formally welcome ‘Rambo’ to his new home in the Pench Exhibit at the Isle of Wight Zoo, As part of Big Cat Week Nigel will also be prowling the zoo grounds, so visitors will have the chance to pounce on him when he’s out and about…

Islandwide

Island MP Urges Caution Over ‘Spies In The Sky’

Isle of Wight MP Andrew Turner,has called for caution and a careful review of the introduction of military-style Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) by police forces around the country. This scheme may be adopted in other areas of the country but there has been little discussion as to the range of uses for this technology and its legitimate limits…

Events

West Wight Olympic Swim Clinic

A summer holiday sports programme continues this week with Swimmer Darren Mew and Triathlete Jack Grundy putting youngsters through their paces at West Wight Sports Centre…

Online

Silver Surfer Week 2008

Calling Silver Surfers of all levels, Silver Surfer Week 2008 is about to start a week-long campaign to help older people get in touch with the world through computer technology. Mark your calendar for events scheduled to take place 8th -12th September…