Local Community News

The story of women in aviation begins, it seems, with a vicar, an aristocrat and a woman in a lighter-than-air balloon basket! This was how Wight Aviation Museum's guest speaker Sally Smith began her enthralling and amusing talk about women...

Cowes RNLI volunteer and RNLI administrator Crys O'Connell swam across the Solent last weekend (Saturday 21st September) to raise money for West Wight Sports & Community Centre. The Solent swim is West Wight Sports & Community Centre’s flagship fundraiser, and...

Following a recent talk by Surfers Against Sewage, Upton Girls WI have completed a litter pick in Ryde as part of their support for the promotion of clean rivers and seas in 2024. The local WI group invited Chani Courtney,...

Members of the Carisbrooke High School Class of '74' celebrated 50 years since they finished school last weekend. The Class of 1974 first reunited in the year 2000, before reuniting again in 2008 and 2017. The events were organised jointly...

An Island mum has begun her fundraising journey after having her place in the 2025 London Marathon confirmed. Danielle Barton was born and raised on the Island and currently works full-time at a local NHS Dental Surgery, she was successful...

Premier Motors has shown its support for the Isle of Wight Youth Trust with a donation of £1,000. Premier Motors has always been a community-focused dealership. Whether through supporting local charities, sponsoring sports teams, or providing high-quality jobs to local...

The Isle of Wight Army Cadets were crowned overall winners at the Royal Hampshire Cup recently. The Royal Hampshire Cup is a military skills competition held annually by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force, the latest iteration was...

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...