ISLE OF WIGHT DISTRIBUTION TEAM RAISE OVER £1,500 FOR MOUNTBATTEN’S GO YELLOW DAY
The team at Isle of Wight Distribution has raised £1,882 for Mountbatten Hospice, with their efforts hailed as a true community effort. Taking part in Go Yellow Day, the annual fundraiser held in aid of the Hospice, the 70-strong team...
Read moreDetailsCOLLISION CLOSES NEWPORT’S STAPLERS ROAD AS MOTORISTS FORCED TO TURN AROUND
A road traffic collision between a car and a van has closed a main road between Newport and Wootton this afternoon (Thursday). Multiple police units are responding to Staplers Road, near to the junction with Blacklands Lane and the former...
Read moreDetailsWIGHT TRI MEMBERS TAKE PART IN GREAT SOUTH RUN
4 Wight Tri members ditched the swim and bike sections of triathlon to take on the Great South Run on Sunday (17th October). 25 year old, Natalie Lawrence had an excellent race and finished 12th in the Elite females race,...
Read moreDetailsWIGHT EAGLES SNATCH WIN FROM BEDHAMPTON IN 88TH MINUTE STUNNER
Wight Eagles FC travelled to Bedhampton on Sunday (17th October) for their 1st away game off the back of a good 3-2 win last weekend. The game started out quite evenly for the first few minutes but the team was...
Read moreDetailsVIRTUAL ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ONLINE FOR FREE
The trustees of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival are delighted to announce that this year’s digital festival is now available free of charge on playback. Maggie Ankers, Chair of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival said: “We were determined...
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN TOWN COUNCIL SUPPORTS CPR TRAINING FOR 30 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS
Sandown Town Council, with Waterside Pool’s Todd Miller, supported CPR training for over 30 volunteers and users of the Broadway Centre, as part of Restart A Heart Day and the Town Council's provision of defibrillators at locations in the town....
Read moreDetailsSTONECRABS ‘OUT ON AN ISLAND’ POP UP CAFE A GREAT SUCCESS – AND THERE’S MORE TO COME
Stonecrabs has said thanks to everyone who attended the Out On An Island Pop Up Café in Lord Louis Library, Newport last Saturday (16th October). Thanks also goes to the library staff who showed how easy it is to join...
Read moreDetailsHARP ON THE WIGHT TO TAKE PLACE IN RYDE THIS WEEKEND
Islanders are urged to join in with the Harp on the Wight international festival at Ryde Methodist Church this weekend. It is Harp on the Wight seventh annual festival and as usual, there are world-class harpists performing concerts and teaching...
Read moreDetailsREGENERATION AND NEIGHBOURHOODS POLICY AND SCRUTINY MEETING POSTPONED
The regeneration and neighbourhoods policy and scrutiny meeting scheduled by the Isle of Wight Council to take place tonight (Thursday) has been postponed to a future date to be confirmed. The council said the decision had been taken as a...
Read moreDetailsGREAT SOLENT BIRDWATCH TO BEGIN THIS WEEKEND AS ISLANDERS URGED TO TAKE PART
Bird Aware Solent is inviting local residents to take part in this year’s Great Solent Birdwatch which starts on Saturday (23rd October) and runs through to Sunday 31st October. This annual event marks the arrival of migratory birds which spend...
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