As one of only three people from the UK, John Despard from Bembridge took part in the Marcialonga 70km ski race marathon in Italy. Thousands of people from all over the world participated, his story and why he entered is an amazing feat in his own battle against cancer…

Strike up the Band for NEW Wight Brass. A newly-formed Isle of Wight brass band will perform its first concert on Sunday January 24th at St James’ Church, in East Cowes…

Lee Chilcott from Cowes has won this years British Cod Boat Championships. This popular event, attracts top prize money for the person catching the heaviest cod each day, and £1,000 for the person who catches the most cod over two days…

In light of the recent blogging debate against illegal file-sharing kick-started by UK artist Lily Allen, subsequently taken offline after online abuse, Mark Rose at Deep Recording studios has reinstated the debate…

The Wight Dogs Blog and Forum is dedicated to Isle of Wight dog owners and gives assistance to those that want to get organised in securing a fair deal on the many issues that affect dogs and their owners across the Wight…

This week thanks to “Twitter Tsar” Labour MP for Bristol East Kerry McCarthy, Labour Politicians are happily dipping their toes into the world of online social networks at the annual Labour Party Conference in Brighton…

Hardly the be all and end all of life on the Isle of Wight, but since I joined the team at Island Pulse I find myself catapulted from novice surfer into the vast sea of the internet. One blog that recently caught my attention is Observations From A Small Island…

The Isle of Wight can keep up-to-date on the latest Southern Vectis ‘Strike Action’ news, online in a specific forum topic and the Southern Vectis Blog. Southern Vectis are also on Twitter where they provide mobile service updates…