Dancing the night away!
Island DJ Tony Martin’s iconic DECADeANCE returned to Cowes Yacht Haven last November for a lively Jubilee-themed party. In a blaze of brightly-coloured
Hedgelayers back with best event yet
By Tony Ridd. A gap of two years did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm for the popular winter event that is the Isle
Bringing Beavers to the Island
By Tony Ridd. Our countryside is home to a vast array of wild animals and who doesn’t enjoy seeing, even glimpsing many of
The Great British Hedgerow Survey
By Tony Ridd Some things are better joined up – like hedgerows, which connect up our countryside and provide essential food and shelter
2021 IW Rural Awards open for nominations
By Tony Ridd. The Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society (RIWAS) and award’s sponsor CLA are inviting nominations for this year’s Isle of
Countryside news
By Tony Ridd Environmental change on the Isle of Wight We seem to hear about the Climate Crisis and the rapid decline in
Holly & Mistletoe Auction
By Tony Ridd On a recent trip to Shropshire - part fun, and part work - we popped along to the annual auction
A decade of Decadeance
It started simply enough in 2009 - as a one-off charity dance party to celebrate Island DJ Tony Martin’s 30 years in the
Tony Mansbridge: Tony’s lifetime on the ocean wave
They say everyone has a book in them – but adopted Islander and lifelong seafarer Tony Mansbridge could write a whole shelf full
Tony Dalton: Life of fantasy
Mythological monsters kept 1960s cinema-goers on the edge of their seats. Roz Whistance meets Tony Dalton, who saved from scrap the exquisite models
The log barons
Ok, so the Isle of Wight’s wood fuel industry doesn’t quite have the same turnover as international oil companies, and there aren’t really
Striving to keep the Hill Farm flock at the top
Roz Whistance meets a farmer who has made a virtue of the self-reliance of his pedigree sheep “Last week we’re all getting more