Award-winning jazz legend Courtney Pine is heading for the Isle of Wight this May to perform at what is sure to be the showcase Jazz event of the year. With the IW Jazz Festival on hold for 2010, an afternoon and evening of simply the best music around will take place in May at Ventnor Botanic Garden’s meadow…

Join the planet, at 8.30pm on Saturday 27th March, the greatest show on Earth for action on climate change will take place in homes, office buildings, town halls and public spaces across the globe as lights go out for Earth Hour 2010…

The annual IslandExpo Catering and Hospitality Exhibition, will take place next month at the Cowes Haven Events Centre. IslandExpo is now firmly established as the annual meeting place for the Island’s catering and hospitality industry, showcasing products and services from all the major players in this important local sector…

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…

The ninth annual Isle of Wight Pickled Onion Wars, will take place next week at The Woodvale Hotel in Gurnard. Why not pop along and try the onion entries to judge your top onion of 2010! It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s for charity as the event will once again be raising money for the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation…

Applications are invited from filmmakers, painters, musicians, writers, theatre groups, poets and more for the first Ventnor Fringe Festival. The Island’s answer to the world famous Edinburgh Fringe, will take place over four days in August…

The fun promotion by Nokia where Islanders voted and won a White Christmas for the Isle of Wight, graced Seaclose Park. As there was not much advance publicity about the event, we managed to take a few photos for our readers to enjoy…

The Queen has bestowed the Queen’s Police Medal on Hampshire Chief Constable Alex Marshall. Mr Marshall was included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June, and this week received his medal at Windsor Castle…