Local Community News

46 brave Islanders have raised £25,000 to support local people affected by cancer by taking part in either a 10,000ft skydive or a 160ft bungee jump challenge at Sandown Airport, organised by Wessex Cancer Support. 15-year-old Louie Wakefield was the...

Ryde Timebank's first-ever coffee morning, held last Friday, has been hailed a resounding success! Members had the chance to discuss recent offers and exchanges within the Timebank, sparking lively conversations about how to continue supporting one another through the timebanking...

The Isle of Wight Young Farmers Club has donated more than 200 items to the Isle of Wight Foodbank, as part of National Young Farmers Week. The theme of this year's campaign is inclusivity - Young Farmers Club is for...

Southern Vectis is turbo-charging its support for Mountbatten Isle of Wight by gifting the charity £23,000. Earlier this year, the local bus operator named Mountbatten as its official good cause for 2024 and 2025, and is spending 2 years fundraising...

Former Isle of Wight teacher Edgar W Fentum - now resident in California - has written his first book, 'Worlds Apart', at the grand old age of 90. Worlds Apart, published by Amazon, chronicles Edgar's life journey on 3 continents....

A record number of participants dazzled The Royal Isle of Wight County Show Ground on Saturday (5th October) for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance's Dash in the Dark.   500 people filled the 5km route in their funkiest...

Carisbrooke College's 2023 school trip to Vietnam has been shortlisted for a national award! It is 1 of just 4 finalists in the 'My Best School Trip' category in the annual School Travel Awards. The trip, organised by Carisbrooke College...

Dover Park Primary School has welcomed the popular ‘Open the Book’ programme into school once again this academic year, as the dedicated volunteers from the community group return to continue their excellent work at the Ryde school. Open the Book...

Isle of Wight man Jack Hazlewood has raised nearly £2,000 for Mountbatten by running 7 marathons in 7 days, ending with the Isle of Wight Marathon on Sunday. In total, he has run 183 miles in a week  - equivalent...

The shortlist for the 2024 Community Radio Awards has been revealed with Newport-based Vectis Radio nominated for the 4th year running in the prestigious Station of the Year category. There are 5 more nominations for Vectis Radio, 2 of these...