News

Ferry involved in yacht collision

By Ross Findon

AN Isle of Wight ferry has been involved in a collision with a yacht this afternoon (Friday), leading to disruption for travellers.

Wight Challenge, a test of the fittest

Wight Challenge, a test of the fittest

By Jon Moreno

ATHLETES are preparing for the the first of this year’s two gruelling Wightlink Wight Challenge events tomorrow (Saturday).

Sophie collects for hospice care

By Sara Bryce

SOPHIE Rolf will be at Marks and Spencer tomorrow (Saturday) to raise money towards her first £10,000 target for children’s hospice care at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice.

Community helps tackle speeding motorists

By a County Press reporter

VOLUNTEERS were out in force today (Friday) to catch speeding motorists on the streets of Brading.

Families can take a break thanks to new lodge

By a County Press reporter

FAMILIES of children and youngsters with disabilities can now enjoy a holiday at a special lodge on the Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight Festival Creative Arts

Isle of Wight Festival Creative Arts

Sport

Sewell confirmed as top junior sailor

Sewell confirmed as top junior sailor

SAILING OPTIMIST star Haydn Sewell has a national trophy to add to his collection after winning the Davey Cup for top junior boy at the Volvo Gill Optimist Inland Championships at Grafham.

Silver surfer

SURFING SANDOWN teacher Matt Harwood taught most of the the opposition a lesson at the English National Surfing Championships in Watergate Bay, Cornwall, earlier this month.

Triple the titles for Vectis

BADMINTON VECTIS Badminton Club are celebrating after winning a unique treble.

Big finish for runners

ATHLETICS THE final race of the Hampshire Road Race League took place at Netley with their 10km race, and with it signalled the end of IW Road Runners’ most successful seasons.

Features

Dancing with the Stars

WIGHT LIVING TWENTY years ago, Matt Reed’s life began a remarkable transformation.

Does it matter where the wild things grow?

GARDENING “WEEDS are just plants growing in the wrong place” is an adage borne of the pragmatic gardener.

Creekside home in dream spot

PROPERTY OF THE WEEKDOWN by the riverside — or rather Wootton’s creekside — is a fantastic rarity of a property with the ultimate bonus for boat owners —the ability to take to the water from their own waterside frontage.

Rampages at the polls

By Keith Newbery

THIS ISLAND LIFE THE election of a new IW Council earlier this month had its moments. There was the occasional hissy fit, a pleasing amount of indignant posturing and a few discreet hernias sustained by those candidates attempting to straddle the increasingly wide political divide before eventually lurching from one side to the other.

A nice steady hand at helm

By Charlotte Hofton

THE VIEW FROM HERE IT'S the modern-day twist on the traditional servant problem but no less tiresome. And, unsurprisingly, it features the cook.

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