On Monday, a 54 year old man from London, slid down a steep slope into thick undergrowth on the south side of the Isle of Wight. He was rescued this afternoon (Wednesday), after his calls were heard by a dog walker who reported his plight to the Coastguard…
Ventnor Youth and Community Centre has been given a vibrant makeover thanks to community partnership…
Young families across the Isle of Wight, are to be given free oral health advice as part of Isle of Wight Council’s Family Resources Service ‘Pop in & Play’ scheme. The group meets on Monday mornings at the St James Centre in Newport…
‘One Journey’ a major new initiative to encourage more people to get fit while purchasing and maintaining their membership of Isle of Wight Council’s leisure facilities is being launched…
On Thursday 31st July at 2pm, TV presenter and naturalist, Nigel Marven will officially “open” vibrant wall murals featuring the zoo’s tigers in conjunction with Big Cat Week which runs from 28th July to 1st August…
Insufficient entries have led to the cancellation of P1 Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Race. The first Cowes-Torquay-Cowes powerboat race took place in 1961 and it is regarded as one of British offshore racing’s most celebrated and demanding events…
The Island Sailing Club will win a cricket match on 31st August 2008, how can the outcome be predicted a month in advance? Unlike Brigadoon the Scottish village that appeared for one day every hundred years, a sandbank rises from the water near Cowes on the Isle of Wight…
The RORC Channel Race started in a very light south westerly breeze of about four to six knots, and the race was to prove highly tactical. Tidal strategy was of course vital, but wind strategy was at least equally important. It was a day for keeping your head out of the boat.
Inevitably some boats parked [...]
