News

    Carnival Spirit & Generosity Shines

    The evening may have been overcast but the smiling faces and effervesence of carnival spirit shone as the penultimate end to the summer carnival season got underway last night in Ryde. Thoughts of the carnival could be over for Ryde due to lack of money…

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

Complaints Up But No Maladministration In IW Council

Out of the 59 complaints received last year by the Local Government Ombudsman, they made no findings of maladministration against the Isle of Wight Council. This is the fourth year running the ombudsman has not upheld a complaint made against the authority…

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

Summer Weather Could End With A Bang

In the meteorological world, the 1st of September is officially the start of the autumn and weather forecasters are predicting the final day of the summer could end with heavy rain and thunderstorms in the south east this weekend…

Events

Try Olympic Sports In ‘Return To Sport’ Scheme

The Isle of Wight Council’s Sports Unit is organising a series of sports courses for people who want to get more active. Five different sports are available with three beginning at various locations across the Island from 22nd September…

Online

Beautiful Island Scenes Photo Competition

The Isle of Wight County Press keen to acknowledge Island photographers and raise awareness of the extraordinary beauty of the Island, are calling for photographic submissions for their 2009 calendar…