Local Community News

A father and son are to embark on a 20-mile charity walk in aid of The UK Sepsis Trust later this year.  Christopher Cowdrey and his 13-year-old son Devlin initially started sharing their weight-loss journey on TikTok at the start...

4th Sandown Brownies decided to raise funds for Mountbatten after Sam Alabaster - the son of one of the helpers at the unit - sadly passed away. He was the son of Jayne Alabaster, one of the Occasional Helpers at...

Wight Horse Wellbeing - based at Island Riding Centre - are launching a new therapy service on the Isle of Wight, offering an alternative therapy service to children and young people in need of therapeutic support.  The idea for this service...

Perfect conditions met the 51 swimmers fundraisers for West Wight Sports and Community Centre on Saturday (14th September), all of whom successfully conquered the challenge of swimming across the Solent. Swimmers set off from Hurst Castle at 07:45, arriving on...

Worshippers gathered at St. Dominic's Priory in Carisbrooke earlier this week for the annual mass service. This former Dominican Priory was founded in 1866 by Elizabeth, Countess of Clare and was the first (Post Reformation) religious institution to be established...

Dover Park Primary School recently hosted an exciting ‘Ready Steady Cook’ style competition as part of their ongoing Healthy Eating Drive. The event, which took place on Friday 16th September, saw the headteacher, Jon Kirby, and deputy headteacher, Hayley Roberts, battle...

5 Degrees North have released their latest single, Carvel Lane. Named after a bus stop in Cowes, the track was recorded at Newport’s Empire Sound recording studios and was mixed and mastered by Dan Ashdown. Made up of Louis Marshall...

Students at Cowes Enterprise College are set to appear on television once again, as their 2022 The One Show segment with renowned chef Robert Thompson and BBC presenter Chris Bavin is being replayed on BBC Morning Live tomorrow (Friday). In...

A local landmark in Ventnor has been awarded silver in a national vote. On Monday (16th September), the Seaside Heritage Network revealed its Bucket and Spade List of the Top 10 favourite seaside places at a celebration at The Plaza...

Staff and students at Cowes Enterprise College have marked the end of another incredible Key Stage 3 journey with a celebratory graduation ceremony for Year 9 students.   The event was the culmination of three years of work for the students...