Local Community News

3 Ventnor Projects were given a High Sheriff Award at a meeting of the Ventnor Town Council earlier this week.  Baby Box Isle of Wight, Better Days Café, and the Well-being Café are to receive the awards at the meeting...

A community first responder for the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has praised the care he received after having a heart attack in the early hours of the morning. Murray Clark, who had previously worked for South East Coast Ambulance...

Orchard House Care home, in Newport, was filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.   Staff and residents celebrated the day of love by having an afternoon tea for couples, enjoying delicious fairy cakes and scones...

For quite a few years now The Wight Strollers’ pantomime has been one of the highlights of my spring, so I was delighted to be able to attend the latest one at Medina Theatre over the weekend. Before reviewing the...

Ryde Mayor, Councillor Michael Lilley, will be hosting his 8th annual pancake flipping contest on Pancake day (Tuesday 21st February) at Pickle and Dill on Union Street. The annual event, held since 2016, raises yearly the issue of poverty and...

Furzehill Childcare Centre held its Fundraising Extravaganza in aid of the Island father of 2 Reece Payne last Saturday (11th February). Reece has set up a crowdfunding campaign to help him to raise £50,000 for lifesaving cancer treatment in Japan...

An oil painting depicting The Needles on the Isle of Wight is one of only 100 works chosen for display at an upcoming art exhibition at Mall Galleries, London, from 13th to 18th March. The exhibition, showcasing paintings by professional...

Kevin Hayward, chairman, leader and friend of Medina Marching Band, passed away on Sunday night aged 64 following a 4-year battle with Lymphoma.  Lymphoma is a very rare type of cancer which was found to be within Kevin's brain, which...

The oldest pony at the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary, Delilah, has passed away over the weekend at the age of 34. A dun-coloured pony, Delilah originally came to the Island back in the early 2000s after being found abandoned....

The Isle of Wight Council hosted the 2023 Green Impact Awards at Calbourne Water Mill last week– an event which recognises and celebrates the positive changes made by a huge number of businesses and individuals across the UK.    Over...