Local Community News

Residents, relatives and staff at Orchard House Care Home in Newport marked Father's Day with a special afternoon of music, laughter and family time.

Cowes Enterprise College students have been crowned winners of the High Sheriff's Award for Debating after overcoming competition from 9 other Island schools.

Classic Isle has announced a spectacular drone light show to accompany its A Night at the Movies concert at Robin Hill Adventure Park next month, adding an extra touch of movie magic to the weekend's celebrations.

The classrooms of Dover Park Primary School in Ryde were recently transformed into bustling laboratories for a spectacular, school-wide 'Science Day'

Guides from across the Island recently took part in the annual Red Squirrel Outdoor Cooking competition, held in Godshill.

Residents from Inglefield Nursing & Residential Home recently enjoyed an uplifting visit to the local West Wight dementia-friendly choir, where they took a trip down memory lane through music.

A local author, Roger Sanders, has recently published his third novel, drawing inspiration from the Isle of Wight's history, farming heritage and changing rural communities.

The RSPCA’s Island Animal Centre marked its first Corporate Volunteer Day, which saw staff from Island Roads, Prospect Mortgages, PC Consultants and Glanvilles Damant working together to improve the facilities at the site.

A special open day at the Isle of Wight crematorium has been hailed a great success, raising £322 for SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society).

Residents and staff at Southern Housing's extra care scheme in Ryde came together earlier this month to celebrate the people who help make Ryde Village a caring and vibrant community.