Local Community News

Age UK Isle of Wight is calling on local residents who haven’t yet needed to use their Winter Fuel Payment to consider donating it, or some of it, to help them support the Island's most isolated and lonely older people....

The Cooperative’s funeral home in East Cowes has partnered with East Cowes Heritage Centre to pay tribute to the late Queen Victoria, who passed away at her Osborne residence in 1901. Alan Fyson has kindly loaned his diorama of the...

Orchard House Care Home in Newport recently hosted a 'Cats'-Inspired afternoon tea event that left participants raving about the unique experience. The event, inspired by the iconic 'Cats' musical, brought together the Orchard House team and attendees for a memorable...

A children’s play park in East Cowes is now complete, 5 years after it opened in memory of 6-year-old Keziah Flux-Edmonds. The ribbon was cut at the Bumblebee Garden in East Cowes by Keziah’s mother, Nikki, on Wednesday as the...

Members of the Newchurch Male Voice Choir recently presented a cheque for £1,400 to the Stroke Unit at St Mary's Hospital. Choir members presented Clinical Lead Vickki Owen and Consultant Stroke Nurse Jeannine Johnson with the cheque. This is the...

Island Roads staff have donated nearly £900 to Beaulieu Respite following a year’s worth of fundraising for the Newport-based charity. The money was raised through a number of staff activities included quizzes, various office sweepstakes, cake sales and raffles. Members...

L-R: Ralph Ridler and Gary Dobson installing the Charity of the Year sign Members of Freshwater Bay Golf Club, led by club captain Gary Dobson, recently presented a cheque for £4,064.76 to local charity Independent Arts, after a successful year...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance recently completed its 18,000th mission. The doctors, dispatchers, pilots and paramedics that make up the charity’s Critical Care Teams have responded to 18,000 missions via its helicopter and emergency response vehicles since its first flight...

Popular Island drag artist Quivers has been revealed as the winner of the Ventnor Fringe Audience Choice Award, winning the coveted trophy and £500 prize money. Over 1,200 votes were received in the annual competition for the audiences' favourite act...

Vecta House Care Home in Newport prepared a traditional Burns Night Lunch to the tune of bagpipes earlier this week (25th January) John Brodie, who is a Highland Bagpiper, visited the home kitted out in the traditional Scottish attire. Residents...