Cowes Yacht Haven has celebrated another bumper year, visiting boats booking berths in the marina has increased by six per cent from 2008 to 2009 and the number of boats visiting from Holland, Germany and France is up 10 per cent…
A crowded meeting held at the Royal London Yacht Club and organised by the Isle of Wight division of the British Marine Federation gave the opportunity to the big players of the River Medina to express their views on a number of issues facing the Island in the coming years…
War memorials across the Island will today focus on receiving wreaths of poppies and observe a two minute silence in memory of the millions who have died in war…
Combining 40 years of travel journalism for the UK’s leading national newspapers, David Wickers and Mark Hodson have downloaded their experience and expertise into a new website and have selected what they believe to be this year’s top travel experiences for UK holidaymakers. Read David & Mark’s verdict on the Isle of Wight as one of best of their 101 holidays…
News online from the Isle of Man reports: The Isles of Man and Wight could link up over their probes into ferry services. An interesting coincidence Wightlink owners Macquarie also own the IOM Steam Packet….
A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for raping a 21-year-old student on the Isle of Wight. Portsmouth Crown Court heard the victim had gone to the waterfront at Wootton on September 3rd last year to take photographs for an art project…
This afternoon Solent Coastguard were alerted to an incident on board the yacht ‘Shabeen’ (pictured) sailing off Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. The vessel was under power and the crew taking in the sails. when a spar, dropped onto the head of a man working on the foredeck, causing serious injury…
15th-21st February 2009: Wight Strollers present their ever-popular traditional family pantomime at Medina Theatre Sunday 15th February 2009 2-30pm: Saturday 21st February 2009 2-30pm & 7-30pm…
