Local Community News

Ability Dogs 4 Young People is thrilled to announce the launch of its new clothing and accessories line through Teemill, just in time for Christmas shopping. The range of high-quality, eco-friendly products lets people shop with purpose, as each purchase...

Orchard House Care Home marked Remembrance Day with a heartfelt ceremony honouring those who have served and sacrificed. Residents, staff, and guests gathered to pay their respects, observing a solemn minute of silence as a tribute to fallen heroes and...

Snows Motor Group has chosen Wessex Cancer Support as its Charity of the Year for 2025. Employees at Snow’s Newport branch will support the charity with a range of fundraising and awareness activities throughout the forthcoming year. To kick off...

6 young pilots who died when their Hawker Typhoon planes crashed into the sea off the Isle of Wight in June 1944 have been honoured at a service of remembrance at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Veterans from the Island branch of...

NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the Isle of Wight office recently nominated local charity Mountbatten Isle of Wight to receive a donation of more than £6,500 from NFU Mutual’s national £1.92million ‘Agency Giving Fund’. The rural insurer launched...

Veterans crossing the Solent as foot passengers to join Remembrance ceremonies will be able to travel for free with Wightlink. This will apply to journeys on 9th/10th/11th November from Wightlink’s ports in Fishbourne and Yarmouth and from Ryde Pier Head....

There are just a few weeks left to enjoy a striking sci-fi-dominated art exhibition, featuring work by Island-based artist and Mountbatten Isle of Wight patient, Clive Redfern Burrows. The show features portraits of actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, as...

Southern Vectis is offering its support to local charities, schools, sports teams and events organisers this November, as part of a good causes initiative. The local bus operator’s Community Fund is a dedicated resource for backing local causes with funding,...

Islander Sian Grove was nominated and shortlisted for the ‘Young Farmer of the Year’ category, at the recent National Young Farmers Achiever Awards. The awards ceremony took place on Saturday 2nd November at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham. Sian...

Grants from the Girlguiding Adventure Fund were made available so that local guides could get out into the great outdoors. After obtaining one of these grants, which covers the costs of travel and entrance fees, leaders of Girlguiding Isle of...