Local Community News

2 Army Officers will swim around the Island at the end of August to raise money for research into paralysis and help military and emergency personnel transition back to civilian life. Did you know that more people have set foot...

St Catherine’s School held their annual Summer Fair on Friday 24th June and, for the first time in 2 years, they could invite guests to join them for this fun-filled event. Staff and students welcomed everyone for an action-packed afternoon....

Steve OrchardFreshwater Bay Golf Club’s Steve Orchard has completed a 65-mile hike around the Isle of Wight in just 1 day to raise funds for this year’s Captain’s Charity - the FYT Bus – on Saturday (2nd July). For several...

Georgia, Josh and Michelle outside Sounds + Grounds Sounds + Grounds, a family-run vinyl and coffee venue, opened in Birmingham Road in Cowes Town Centre on Friday (1st July). The new coffee shop is the brainchild of Jamie Occomore and...

Cowes Live Radio - which broadcast live coverage of the Cowes Week Regatta - will be transmitting on Cowes Week but not on FM, after last gasp donations come just too late to obtain a license.  Last week, the station...

The 3rd Gordon Endler memorial charity ride, which raises money for 2 local Air Ambulance charities - Hampshire & Isle of Wight and Dorset & Somerset - will be held next weekend (9th July). This year's ride will take place...

Regular visitors to Blackgang Viewpoint will have noticed a number of improvements made to the beauty spot in recent months. Thanks to funding from Postcode Society Trust, local charity Natural Enterprise has created a picnic area and added a sculpture...

A board game café in Newport has been voted as one of the best of its kind in the country. Snacks and Ladders of St James' Street in Newport were voted in the top 12 board game cafes in the...

Year 11 leavers from Priory School in Whippingham were able to celebrate their high school years in style, as they enjoyed an end-of-year leavers event at Lakeside Park. The red carpet was rolled out, the limousine was ready and to...

A Southern Vectis planter was seen in an unexpected appearance at the prestigious BBC Gardeners’ World Live exhibition event that was held in Birmingham earlier this month (16th - 19th June). Visitors to Newport Bus Station would have spotted a...