This weekend sees British powerboat champion, Shelley Jory, taking the helm of a classic boat to compete in the classic Cowes-Torquay-Cowes power boat race…
West Wight Sports Centre is to start a new swim session for adults and pre-school children next month. There will be singing games, play and tips for the adults on how to develop babies and toddlers confidence in the water…
To celebrate the end of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, 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. Over 400 flags will be raised the length and breadth of the UK to mark the handover…
A plant that very rarely flowers outside of its native country has bloomed on the Island. Horticulturists at Ventnor Botanic Garden have witnessed the King Protea flower for the first time on the Isle of Wight…
Topical news from the Isle of Wight, was the fashion for entries, as a week of festivities culminated in the Yarmouth Carnival parade on Saturday.
Photo galleries now online…
Bringing a welcome relief to ‘big festival fatigue’, this weekend, musicians from across the UK, have joined a host of Isle of Wight musicians and bands for a ‘FolkStation’ music festival at Havenstreet…
Bestival News: Neon Neon & Noah And The Whale
With just three weeks to go until Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight opens its gates for Bestival’s 5th Birthday revelry, Rob da Bank has pulled an array of incredible additions from up his sleeves at the last minute, giving lucky ticket holders a lavish [...]
A drinks reception takes place tonight 6-8pm, to launch the recent works of Artist Zoe Hyde in the Michael West Gallery at the Quay Arts…
