Local Community News

A charity that helps Island families in poverty to have a much-needed holiday is the biggest beneficiary of the latest round of giving by WightAID. The Getaway Foundation was granted £5,760 to support 18 respite breaks in 2025. Many of...

The Isle of Wight Crematorium has donated just under £4,000 to Young Lives vs Cancer (formerly CLIC Sargent), to support children and young people living with cancer. The money has been raised as part of the Institute of Cemetery and...

Highfield House in Shanklin has announced that its Registered Manager, Teresa Hope, has been named a finalist for the Registered Manager of the Year award at the Great British Care Awards, set to take place at the Hilton Metropole in...

Luke Orton, whose life changed dramatically after sustaining a severe injury during the Isle of Wight Rugby Sevens tournament in Ryde last year, is to receive vital support to help his rehabilitation thanks to a national gala dinner being held...

Des Jarvis of DW Jarvis Family Butchers has pledged to donate £1 from every Christmas hamper sold this year to Macmillan Cancer Support, amid his own battle with cancer. For over 20 years, Des has been at the heart of...

Island-based arts for wellbeing charity, Independent Arts, last week opened its first retrospective art sale at the Creative Hub on Newport High Street. The exhibition showcases artwork of many mediums from a wide range of the charity’s workshops, all designed...

Review by Phillip Fryer It's not often the word ‘epic’ appears in the same sentence as ‘comedy’. But ‘Sheila's Island’, by Tim Firth, the Apollo's latest production, definitely qualifies for both. That assumes that ‘comedy’ is the best description of...

2 veteran amateur boxers have gone toe to toe some 62 years after their first encounter - and it’s all thanks to a chance meeting in a Wellow bus shelter. In 1962, 18-year-old George East travelled with his Portsmouth Amateur...

Over 140 Island residents gathered at the Riverside Centre last week for this year’s Winter is Coming event, hosted by local fuel poverty charity, The Footprint Trust. The annual event brought together 19 organisations dedicated to providing essential guidance and...

Southern Water and delivery partner executives raised a total of £7,500 for the Waterside Community Trust when they completed a charity bike ride around the Isle of Wight. The bike ride was in aid of Waterside Community Trust and Sail...