Local Community News

Shanklin Town Brass Band is to hold a concert later this month to raise funds for Island-based charity Aspire. The concert, which will be held at Aspire in Ryde, takes place on the evening of Saturday 29th April at 19:00....

Army Cadets from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight travelled to Flanders in Belgium over the Easter Holidays to visit the World War I Battlefields of the Western Front.  Members of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force...

The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown is to finally welcome Softi and Toph, 2 rescued tigers, next week. The abused tigers, who were being kept in appalling conditions in tiny cages, were found on the Polish/Belarussian border, destined for a...

Always ready to support other charities, members of 11th Newport Guides have recently presented a cheque for £50 to Newport’s Mountbatten Hospice. With 1 of the 11th Newport Guides, Arianwen Craig, selected to attend an international trip the unit members...

ICRTouch has announced a donation of £2,000 to Wightoak Youth Services, a local group that delivers bespoke residential services for post-16 young people who have often experienced difficulties in life. Wightoak Youth Services combines a dedicated team of professionals who...

Read Easy, a charity that helps adults with reading difficulties, is looking to set up a new group here on the Isle of Wight. Read Easy provides free, confidential 1-to-1 help for adults (known as Readers) who struggle with reading....

Ahead of this year’s Earth Day - Saturday, 22nd April - Red Funnel staff members joined forces with volunteers of the Isle of Wight-based environmental community group, Planet Aware to partake in a beach cleaning afternoon at Binnel Bay in...

This week volunteers in all corners of England, Scotland and Wales are being called to help save 1 of Britain’s fastest declining mammals, by taking part in a nationwide water vole survey which runs until 15th June. Wildlife charity People’s...

Aldi has donated 270 meals to local good causes on the Isle of Wight to help people in need over the Easter school holidays. The supermarket’s stores across the UK have paired up with local charities, community groups and foodbanks...

Ventnor musician Ben Stubbs has released a new single 'Driving in the Dark' from his upcoming album Light of My Life. His single has been reviewed by Roadie Music who wrote: "This newest sound from UK musician Ben Stubbs is...