Local Community News

67-year-old Island resident Simon Howes has completed an epic 3,000-mile solo row across the Atlantic all in aid of the Isle of Wight's endangered native red squirrels. So far, Simon has raised over £75,000 of his £100,000 target on behalf...

Lucy Berry Ventnor postwoman Lucy Ann Berry has raised over £600 for the charity PAPYRUS - the national Charity for the Prevention of Young Suicide - by completing the Brighton Marathon on Sunday (2nd April). She completed the marathon in...

Octogenarian Angie Langslow and her ageing companion Oscar are living proof that there’s always the perfect partner out there - no matter what your time of life. Shortly after the death of her husband Brian, Angie was teamed up with...

The distribution of £5,250 from the Ukrainian Support Fund by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation, in partnership with UK Community Foundations and the Freemasons’ charity, has supported vital services on the Island for those displaced by the war...

Globetrotting animal welfare expert "delighted" to be back on the Island. Louise joins the team at the Godshill Animal Rescue Centre having racked up a wealth of animal welfare experience in the UK, Africa, Asia and, briefly, Central America and...

Fundraisers from Line Dance IOW have handed over a cheque for £1,000 to Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. The group of around 50 line dancers recently presented a cheque to Coxswain Mark Birch during a fun evening at Sandown's Broadway...

80 delegates from a range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations came together at the Quay Arts last week to reflect on, and celebrate, the outstanding results that AgeUK Isle of Wight’s Age Friendly Island project has achieved. As...

Isle of Wight College's Uniformed Public Services course recently organised a 'Great Tommy Sleep Out' to raise awareness about homelessness and raise funds for the Royal British Legion. On the night of the event, students on the course slept outside...

After some 40 years, QHSE & IT Manager Andy Bloodworth is retiring from Cowes-based software company Yokogawa Marex. Islander Andy Bloodworth looks forward to his well-earned retirement, 40 years after joining the-then Marine Exploration Ltd. in 1983. Throughout his employment,...

BAE Systems has donated 1 of its Cowes site vans to WightSAR - the Island's voluntary Search and Rescue team - to support its important work on the Island. The van will be used as a support vehicle to provide...