Local Community News

Arts for wellbeing charity Independent Arts is celebrating its 35th year of delivering inspirational arts projects to some of the Island’s most vulnerable people, with the launch of an anniversary video. Since 1987, the charity has used the healing power...

Island business W Hurst & Son is selling special limited edition buckets with a quarter of the proceeds going to Mountbatten. Buckets can be purchased for £2 at any of the x 6 Hurst & Son branches on the Island....

Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council’s litter project kicked off to a flying start with a massive 32 bags of rubbish being collected at Downside Recreation Ground. Nappies, broken glass, tins and wrappers were amongst the items found by the 18...

The Little Fox Baker, run by Becky Fox, has donated over £5,000 to a cancer treatment fundraiser for Island mum Susan Bulmer. Susan, a mum-of-4, needs to raise vital funds so that she can undergo Chemosaturation - a revolutionary cancer...

Isle of Wight-based Ability Dogs 4 Young People has helped to 'save the life' of a 16-year-old girl in Jersey by flying out Willow, an 8-week-old puppy. Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW is a charity dedicated to training assistance...

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Vecta House and Orchard House care home, both in Newport, celebrated Easter with a whole host of different activities including an Easter-themed coffee morning and an Easter egg hunt. Residents at Vecta House enjoyed an...

Driving through the early morning mist, around 40 worshippers from several Churches met at the bottom of Hope Road in Shanklin on Easter Sunday for a special service. As the sun rose, they celebrated the resurrection of Jesus. Many then...

The Rotary Club of Shanklin have donated the funds raised from their January Sale to local causes in The Bay area. Rachel Wadia from Shanklin Rotary Club has said: "Several local organisations have already benefitted from the funds collected from...

Daniel Rogers from Lake has completed a 3-year apprenticeship at Ryde-based IOW Group, with an additional 3 apprentices well on their way to gaining higher education qualifications. Over the years, IOW Group has established a year-on-year intake of enthusiastic individuals...

Jo Smith and John Baker will be undertaking a 70-mile sponsored walk around the Isle of Wight next month in aid of local charity John's Club. The pair will be aiming to raise money for the charity across Saturday 20th...