Local Community News

Reception pupils at The Bay CE Primary School in Sandown have welcomed a new handmade wooden pirate ship into their playground, thanks to the hard work of a local landscaping company. Mrs Nicola Taylor, reception class teacher and early years...

Cup of hot drink on the table Pan Together, the charity which exists to support and provide a community hub for the residents of East Newport, is launching its new Warm Space on Thursday 12th January 2023.  Going forward, this...

A local coffee and ale house in Ryde is celebrating a successful first full year as it continues to grow from strength to strength. What once was known as The Star Inn, the pub on Ryde High Street was refurbished...

The Vectis Historic Vehicle Club have this week handed over a cheque for £1,000 to Mountbatten Hospice. The money was principally collected by keen members, dressed in Christmas-themed fancy dress, during the annual static show in St Thomas Square, Newport...

Lake Parish Council has opened their new public conveniences at Lake Cliff Gardens following extensive building work and installation of new individual units. The public conveniences were closed in the early 2010s by the Isle of Wight Council and have...

Award-winning production company Deadman return to their home venue Quay Arts with the full production of The Freshwater Five before setting sail on a UK South Coast - and London - tour.  Inspired by the wildly popular Guardian 'Today in...

Peta Rainford, programme manager at arts for wellbeing charity Independent Arts. A 4 thousand pounds commission is being offered for artists/performers to work with young people in Ventnor to create a youth-friendly creative space in the town during February and...

The Benedictine community of Quarr Abbey hosted a special carol service before Christmas, which welcomed the Voices of the Isle of Wight choir to the monastery. The choir of 40 was conducted by Linda Filby-Borrett and accompanied on the organ...

An Isle of Wight journalist has handed over 2 cheques for hundreds of pounds to St Mary's Hospital, from the sales of his new book. Peter White has penned memoirs of interviews he's conducted with famous faces into his book, 'I'm...

2 more good causes have between them received nearly £13,000 from the Isle of Wight Foundation to support building projects that help their work to tackle social exclusion on the Island. The awards of £8,500 to Ability Dogs 4 Young...