Isle of Wight news

Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The Wellbeing Hub in Havant, UK – by adding blood pressure checks ... More

Broadcaster and natural historian, Sir David Attenborough, will front a new virtual app which will allow users to explore exotic plants and animals in their ... More

Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part of new restrictions announced during an emergency press this evening ... More

More than 20 coastal projects around England are to benefit from a share of almost £1m from the UK Government’s Coastal Revival Fund. In total, ... More

VisitEngland has named the best Britain's tourism industry has to offer, announcing the winners of its annual Awards for Excellence. The awards, which enter their ... More

Not many visitor attractions can say they’ve operated through and survived two World Wars and had Queen Victoria come to visit, but the Isle of ... More

The Isle of Wight’s tourism body is teaming up with the filmmakers behind a remake of classic children’s book We’re Going On a Bear Hunt ... More

The Isle of Wight’s tourism body is about to launch a £200,000 tourism campaign promoting the island as the home of Queen Victoria. The campaign ... More

Cornwall has retained its crown as the UK’s most popular staycation destination, with more than half of Britons planning a holiday within Britain, though the ... More

Plans are in the works to develop a multi-million pound aquarium project in Southampton, combining undersea creatures with a showcase of the region’s strengths and ... More

English Heritage has launched a campaign to turn one of its most popular summertime events into a fully-fledged Olympic sport, with the cultural body lobbying ... More

Fitness supplier Schwinn wants to ensure the DJ decks won’t be the only things spinning at this September’s Bestival music festival, with its bikes set ... More

Media-based dynamic simulation attraction developer Simworx has launched a new division, bringing its expertise to a new audience outside of the theme park sector. Simworx ... More

Hampshire Cricket, Lancashire County Cricket Board and Yorkshire County Cricket Club are among the six host teams chosen to compete in the inaugural Women’s Cricket ... More

Having made waves with their fun-filled Mexican themed bar in Putney, London, the team behind El Patron have announced plans for Europe’s ‘first tequila hotel’ ... More

The UK’s booming music industry and festival scene helped generate £3.1bn in music tourism in 2014, according to a new report. The Wish you were ... More

The Isle of Wight is turning its tourism focus from promoting its ‘Dinosaur Island’ campaign – which has been active for the past two years ... More

English Heritage and its university partners are currently on the hunt for three collaborative PhD studentships, with the three-year studies to commence in October 2014. ... More

Young people living on the of Isle of Wight are being offered free, hospitality-focused training programmes. The Your Future Hospitality initiative is aimed at people ... More

Nine precious landscapes across the country are to be restored with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) totalling £21m to boost rural areas and ... More

British Art & Design was hugely popular, with Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman helping the British Museum remain the most popular visitor ... More

Plans to create a new inland surfing facility on the Isle of Wight have been unveiled by the team behind The Wave: Bristol. Colliers International ... More

The completion of the first phase of the upgrading at Medina Leisure Centre on the Isle of Wight, has been delayed, with the Newport facility ... More

Isle of Wight Council (IWC) will open the new Tone Zone gym and refurbished swimming pool at Sandown's Heights Leisure Centre on 15 October - ... More