Local Community News

Year 6 students from Barton and Godshill Primary Schools enjoyed a fascinating afternoon learning about career possibilities and the world of work on Friday (14th July). It forms part of the 'Start Small, Dream Big' careers programme which is delivered...

Island magician Greg Chapman has decided to make magical history, in the form of a book about the history of the art of magic. Greg, who regularly performs at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, has been performing magic professionally...

A 1-year-old Island girl - who suffers from a rare condition that means hair follicles don't grow properly on her head - has received a specialist blonde wig courtesy of The Little Princess Trust. Grace - who will turn 2...

A born and bred Islander, who raised thousands of pounds for a cancer charity that helped her through her own experience, is celebrating 30 years of working for the local co-operative. Chris Boulton was 26 when she started working at...

Ventnor Lions Club has very generously donated a new bladder scanner to Luccombe Ward at St Mary’s Hospital. The scanner, worth approximately £7,000, was recently presented to the ward by the Ventnor Lions president Phil Holland and Dick Walters, a...

The Love Running Tuesday Nighters - a Newport-based running group - celebrated their 11th birthday last week. Last week (4th July) a 58-strong group of hardy runners braved the elements and relocated from Newport to the green in Gurnard, to...

Every Wednesday residents at Vecta House Care Home enjoy a minibus outing to various locations on Isle Of Wight, their latest being to Monkey Haven. At the Newport-based sanctuary, residents saw a number of different primates, owls, reptiles and meerkat’s...

WightDASH, a domestic abuse support charity for women, is to close this Autumn after more than 30 years. For the last 32 years, WightDASH has existed to give information and support to women and their children who are living with...

Last weekend over 50 much loved and highly polished classic cars assembled on The Parade in Cowes, where nearly 1,000 visitors were able to inspect them and quiz their owners about their history. With additional attractions including historic motorboats and...

A young Island girl has shaved all of her hair and donated it to charity, raising almost £2,000 in the process. As first reported by Island Echo, 10-year-old Summer Kingston from East Cowes had her hair shaved in front of...