Local Community News

Wessex Cancer Support has confirmed that its popular Family Funday will return to Tesco Extra on Saturday 16th May, relaunched for 2026 as ‘Wessex Day’. The event will run from 10:00 to 16:00 and promises a full day of entertainment,...

Nearly 80 people attended a community screening in Ventnor highlighting the climate and nature crisis, sparking debate, concern and calls for urgent national action.

A team of determined supporters will push themselves to the limit across distances of up to 106km to raise vital funds for Island-based charity Friends of the Animals...

A concert with soloists as young as 8 and a 50-strong choir came together to support the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary over the weekend to raise vital funds. 

Students at The Bay CE School have helped preserve Sandown’s rich sporting heritage by interviewing local sporting figures as part of the ‘Play in the Bay’ project.

A dedicated Isle of Wight volunteer is preparing to push himself to the limit by taking on a gruelling 106km Ultrathon on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May in support of men’s mental health.

Staff at Currys in Newport on the Isle of Wight are set to take on the gruelling 26.5-mile Walk the Wight for Mountbatten - with the added challenge of carrying a washing machine the entire way.

Oakfield FC has taken a major step towards sustainability after receiving a free energy audit through England Football and E.ON Next’s Greener Game initiative.

Age UK Isle of Wight welcomed High Sheriff Nigel Hartley to its April Chatty Brew at Thompson’s Garden Centre last week, where he met attendees and spoke about his new campaign, My Life. My Death. My Plan.

The band formed on the Isle of Wight have released their long-awaited debut single.