Selling Dreams

Selling Dreams

Spence Willard emerged as market leaders in 2013, probably selling more houses over £400,000 than any other Island agent. They specialise in the best - large or small, ranging from period houses, contemporary properties, spectacular waterfront homes and farms....

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Skin Healing Superfoods by Rowena Amos

Skin Healing Superfoods by Rowena Amos

The benefits of 'superfoods' are one of our main inspirations here at The Cabin. Having really sensitive skin myself I have always been a keen advocate of using natural products to help improve skin and health. So we all know that we can eat superfoods to improve our...

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New beginnings at Andrew Ross

New beginnings at Andrew Ross

Andrew Ross, the busy and successful hair salon tucked away in Holyrood Street in Newport is under new ownership. Hair stylist Maggie Allen has gone into partnership with Trevor & Elaine Cole, who also own beauty salon ‘Just You’ next door, and taken over this...

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ISLAND ARTISTS: Tony Westmore, by Robin McInnes

The Island’s coastal waters have inspired many of Britain’s greatest painters in both oils and watercolours over the last two centuries. Works depicting shipping and other craft have been set against the backdrop of the Island’s spectacular coastal scenery stretching...

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Lorna Seaward – Seeing The Isle of Wight In A Different Light

Lorna Seaward – Seeing The Isle of Wight In A Different Light

If you haven’t attended any exhibitions by the Isle of Wight Art Club, or popped into Burfields Antiques in Ventnor recently, you probably won’t have come across the art of Lorna Seaward. Her work is striking, extremely diverse, and often interprets familiar Isle of...

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The Island’s Newest Farm Shop

The Island’s Newest Farm Shop

Based at Godshill’s Sheepwash Farm since 2000, Sue and Paul Brownrigg have plenty of experience selling their farmed produce to the public. At Christmas, they sell over 1000 turkeys, as well as geese, ducks and wild game, both from the farm itself, online and at...

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Get Set To Sail!

Get Set To Sail!

There’s an amazing opportunity for young people, right here on our doorstep. Cowes-based youth charity UKSA is proudly offering funded places on its flagship course, the three year Superyacht Cadetship, through generous bursaries from Trinity House and Seafarers UK....

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Perfecting your winter complexion

Perfecting your winter complexion

Winter is a tricky time of year for the complexion as your skin is buffeted by bracing winds and dried out by central heating, not to mention growing rapidly paler by the day. However, with a little bit of investigation, you can protect your skin, eliminate dry...

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Spotlight on Beauty…Winter Hair Conditioning

Spotlight on Beauty…Winter Hair Conditioning

Give your hair a little extra TLC!  We’ve been speaking to Maggie Allan, new co-owner of Andrew Ross hair salon in Newport to get some tips for restoring hair condition during the harsh winter months. Wintry conditions not only lead to hat hair, they cause split ends,...

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John Donne – The Monarch of Wit

John Donne – The Monarch of Wit

Ryde School is proud to present The Monarch of Wit, a dramatic celebration of the life and works of the metaphysical poet, John Donne. There will be a pre-show lecture given by Stephen Siddall at 6.15pm in Ryde School Theatre. The show will begin at 7pm on Wednesday...

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