Local Community News

Vecta House Care Home in Newport kicked off the Christmas festivities with a Christmas Lights ceremony. The festivities began with residents, families, friends and staff gathering together around the Christmas tree to embrace the magical moments that were organised throughout...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust’s message is all about being kind to yourself and to others this Christmas but the charity is also asking those who can afford it to dig deep and make a donation to help them...

Townsfolk turned out in their thousands for Newport's festive Christmas Carnival on a frosty Saturday evening (2nd December). The carnival procession took a short route along South Street, going up through Pyle Street before turning back down the High Street...

Priory School in Whippingham have organised an 'eco week', 1 objective of which was to protect our seas. This was an Eco-Council (pupil) led initiative, in which all subjects delivered their content through the medium of the coral reef and...

Coffee - the donkey with the distinctive 'opera singing' bray - has sadly departed the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary for pastures new. She was in her mid-30s when she passed away. and was said to have been loved by...

Dimbola held their most successful Art & Craft Christmas Fair and £2,464 was raised for the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust, the charity that runs Dimbola. The house was crammed with visitors and stallholders on both days, and the tearoom was...

Much-loved father and former footballer Levi Randall - who sadly passed away last month - will be remembered by teammates, friends and family at a funeral service at Holy Trinity Church in Bembridge on Wednesday 13th December. Last Saturday (25th...

Howard Wilkie has been awarded honorary life membership of the Newchurch Male Voice Choir in acknowledgement of the many years that he has served the choir. During his involvement with the choir, Howard has been a singer, announcer, Assistant Musical...

Local community radio station Vectis Radio is on Cloud 9 after securing four prestigious national awards during the recent Community Radio Awards held in Newcastle. This achievement is even more remarkable as it coincided with the sixth anniversary of their...

St Catherine’s School and Sixth Form held a DLD Day dressed in flags from around the world or purple and yellow, to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) for international #DLDday on Friday 20th October 2023. Developmental Language Disorder...