Local Community News

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee of MPs visited the Isle of Wight yesterday (Thursday) as part of its ongoing investigation into social care. The cross-party group of MPs, chaired by Liberal Democrat Layla Moran MP,...

Peter Roberts, Ollie shipman and Greg Shaw are to take on the 66-mile circular route around the Isle of Wight in aid of Sport Parkinson's in May. So far, they have raised £1,323 of their £1,600 target. Starting and finishing...

Rebecca Tremain reviews Maureen Sullivan's Ghost Hunting at Bembridge Village Hall. Any play that opens with the haunting voice of Terry Hall from The Specials ‘Has me at hello’ as it were, and Ghost Hunting by Maureen Sullivan does not...

Naturezones Wildlife Educational Trust - based in Blackwater - has been awarded £72,400 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The organisation - founded in 2007 by Angela Hewitt BEM - works with primary schools across the Island as well as...

5 new projects across the South East celebrating working-class histories are being funded by Historic England's Everyday Heritage grants programme in 2025, including a project right here on the Isle of Wight. These projects will explore the story of education...

"When I saw that The Niton Playbox were preparing a new show, I wondered how on earth they were going to follow the amazing Smile, which they staged last year"... Maureen Sullivan reviews the wartime drama Run Rabbit Run at...

A display has been installed by St Mary's Church in Brading showcasing 150 hearts drawn and coloured by pupils of the local, under-threat primary school. The church continues to support its Primary School, which has been earmarked for closure by...

Wessex Cancer Support has announced RenoDrain as the headline sponsor of its 2025 Swim for Hope event on Saturday 19th July. As well as sponsoring the event, the company’s owner, Jamie Webster, will accompany the swimmers in his kayak to...

High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, Graham Biss, recently attended Cowes RNLI Station to present its Lifeboat Operations Manager, Mark Southwell, with the first-ever Maritime Volunteers Award. Announced in October 2024, The High Sherriff’s Maritime Volunteers Award is designed...

'Our Folktastic Isle - the Wheel of the Year' has been revealed as the theme for this year's Isle of Wight Mardi Gras, which will take place this July. Over 40 attendees, including local school teachers, community leaders, freelance artists,...