Local Community News

This year’s Apprenticeship Week is underway, and the Isle of Wight Council is celebrating by raising the apprenticeship flag outside County Hall.

An Emergency Care Assistant from the Isle of Wight is set to launch a not-for-profit event aimed at giving aspiring DJs their first taste of performing in front of a crowd.

Hundreds of Isle of Wight schoolchildren are gearing up for this year’s Dance Live! heats in Portsmouth, taking place throughout February.

Robin Hill Adventure Park has announced that, thanks to the generosity of its visitors last Summer and its Mud Runner event in January, the park has raised just over £10,000 for the Robin Hill Fund at WightAID.

Volunteers stepped in to help protect homes from flooding in Brading after heavy rainfall left several properties at risk earlier this week. The downpours, which began on Sunday and continued into Monday, caused water levels to rise around Nicholas Close,...

Residents at Old Charlton House in Cowes celebrated World Golden Retriever Day earlier this week (Tuesday) with visits from 3 gorgeous retrievers who were kindly brought in by their owners who gave up their time to share their dogs.

A community book campaign led by The Story Spot Bookshop is inviting Isle of Wight businesses to sponsor bundles of mental health-focused books for schools and colleges across the Island.

An Isle of Wight woman will take on the TCS London Marathon 2026 to raise money for the East Cowes-based charity that supported her after being diagnosed with cancer as a toddler.

Whippingham's Priory School opened its newest facility, the Wellbeing Centre earlier this week (Thursday).

An unusual visitor is due to arrive on the Island next Monday (9th February) – a coat made from 700 patches, including one from the Isle of Wight, which has already toured some 2,000 miles. Known as the Coat of...