Local Community News

Following the success of her lockdown doorstep photos project, freelance photographer Stephanie Mackrill from Gurnard has now launched a book and exhibition to collate all the photographs. The original project began in 2020 as a way to keep occupied and...

The Lighthouse Clinic in Newport won 2 national awards at a prestigious virtual ceremony earlier this month.  A ceremony was held over zoom by Dr Hillary Jones MBE and featured some tough competition from Dermatology clinics across the UK and Ireland....

Isle of Wight photographer Sienna Anderson has won an award at the British Photography Awards 2022 - for the 2nd time. Sienna, who lives in Freshwater, bagged the People's Choice Award for the 2nd year in a row. The picture, named...

Schoolchildren on the Isle of Wight are working with Police to raise awareness of the dangers of drink-driving. Year 6 pupils from 13 schools in the Ryde area have entered a competition to design a compelling and eye-catching campaign poster...

This review is written by Rob Bingham and Bryony Bishop. Bembridge Little Theatre Company's latest production of Peter Shaffer's Lettice and Lovage is an unlikely story of 2 women, both opposite in character, attitude and imagination, that form a friendship...

Vectis 40s Vintage held their monthly meeting at the Women's Institute Headquarters in Newport recently. After the business side of the meeting, the group presented 2 Island charities with the results of their latest round of fundraising. As the Members...

Micha Legaspi from Solent Grange Nursing Home is celebrating success at the Great British Care Awards for the South East Region, which were held at the Hilton Brighton Metropole last Friday (18th November). The Great British Care Awards are a...

The Angling Trust is looking to cast the net out to train and develop angling coaches on the Isle of Wight to help deliver a spring programme of family fishing events. As the winter months set in, Dean Asplin, an...

Jane Carpenter with picture of James A grieving family have donated Lego to Mountbatten in memory of their son James, who sadly passed away on 2nd September, aged just 22. James Carpenter was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the...

Staff from St Mary's Hospital's Wellow Unit have been shortlisted in The Sun's Who Cares Wins awards - and they will be heading to London today (Tuesday) for a very special awards ceremony. Those behind the end-of-life ward at the...