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Hairdressers in Ventnor and Freshwater are among those across the country who have received mystery poems from writer, 'Mark Jones'. He's been dubbed the 'Banksy of Poetry' for randomly sharing his poetry with others.
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As we reminded you yesterday, Alan Titchmarsh will be launching the 2008 National Year of Reading this coming Friday and...
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Kathryn Rossati's new teen novel, Naturally Nic/k, launches at Medina Bookshop on Friday 7th March
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Yes, spring term has arrived and there are loads of great courses to join, including some interesting new ones to...
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There are tons of new titles in at the library this month, but here’s a small selection to whet your...
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News reaches us that Ventnor-based photographer, Barbara Roscoe, has just published a new book. Autumn in England manages to capture...
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The book came about because of concerns for children and their families who had recently moved to the area and hadn't had time to integrate into the communities before Lockdown
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Charting fifty years of research, the new book sheds light on Isle of Wight's Armada history
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Inspired by historians like David Olusoga who have unearthed Britain’s multi-ethnic history, Islander James Rayner says he knew the Isle of Wight must have its own hidden history too.
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A Homeland Denied, In the Footsteps of a Polish POW tells the fascinating story of a former Prisoner of War who lived for twenty years in Sandown. It's been published just in time for Remembrance Day next week.
