After a police investigation with DNA profiling, an Isle of Wight man was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court today (Friday, March 19th, 2010) to eight years in prison for an historical rape in 1990…

Cowes based charity Little Brig Sailing Trust is to name its second tall ship CAROLINE ALLEN in a special dedication ceremony later this month in Cowes. The Trust use the world’s smallest tall ships to take young people out to share the fun of sailing…

Riverfest – a celebration of river and community life. The Newport Riverfest on Saturday, 15th May 2010 will celebrate the heritage, community, businesses, and wildlife associated with the historic Medina River on the Isle of Wight…

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund have awarded £334,000 to St Mildreds and St Thomas Churches on the Isle of Wight. The heaven sent amount comes from Heritage grant funding which provides financial help to repair historic places of worship…

As National Apprenticeship Week 2010 drew to a close, it’s hoped the surrounding publicity encourages more people to look into and take up the wealth of opportunities on offer. A meeting with ‘Time Team’ Tony Robinson, created an impetus for me to discover some history of Apprenticeships and to share current informational links…

The larva of a rare aquatic insect has been discovered on the Isle of Wight. According to the Environment Agency, neither case nor live larva has ever before been found on the Island…

Dinosaur Isle – Britain’s first purpose built dinosaur museum and attraction welcomed over 76,000 people in 2009. The busiest month was August when 20,008 people visited the attraction. More than 10,000 of these were school children from the both the Island and the UK, as well as many from overseas…

Construction and restoration work is continuing on an extended scheme to regenerate Ryde Cemetery. The scheme, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of September this year, will see numerous projects undertaken to return the cemetery to its former glory…