Local Community News

A very brave 4-year-old boy was invited back to St Mary's Hospital this week to ‘ring the bell’ to signal the end of his treatment for cancer. Ryan Thomson, from Ryde, has been receiving treatment for a myofibroblastic tumour which...

St Helens Beach has once again been awarded the coveted Seaside Award, which celebrates the quality and diversity of the local coastline. The award to St Helens recognises it as one of the best beaches in the country where visitors and...

Freshwater and Totland Archive Group has received an Awards for All lottery grant of £8,977 to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The grant will fund a half-year exhibition of artefacts and pictures commemorating the accession, reign, and local...

As part of British Heart Week, Isle of Wight Oddfellows is inviting the public and its members to a life-saving demonstration on Friday 10th June. Louise Walker from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Service will demonstrate how to...

Harley Salter at the top of Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth Harley Salter completed his 50:50 challenge for the Huntington’s Disease Association with a 5km walk along Sandown Bay on Saturday (21st May). For 50 days from 2nd April to 21st May...

Former Islander Barbara White has published her debut memoir 'A Tale of Two Yachts'. In what is her first book, Barbara describes her and husband Rob’s voyage to New Zealand in 2015 on their elderly sailing yacht Zoonie. It offers...

As part of their ongoing 160th birthday celebrations, Red Funnel is gifting 160 trees to 11 different partners around the Isle of Wight. This May, Red Funnel continues with this project by planting 13 trees at Northwood Recreation Ground. The...

More than £8,000 has been raised by Co-op colleagues and customers on the Isle of Wight to be shared between 7 separate charities and good causes. The money was raised through collection pots and fundraising activities at the Southern Co-op...

catching beesStaff and residents at Barchester’s Orchard House care home in Newport were buzzing when they celebrated World Bee Day on 20th May. World Bee Day is an annual global event raising awareness of the importance of bees and beekeeping...

The Isle of Wight Learning Disability Support Centre at Holyrood Hall on the High Street in Newport will be opening on Monday 13th June. The centre will be a place where people with a learning disability can come along and...