Southern Vectis colleagues gathered this week to celebrate International Women’s Day, which takes place on Sunday (8th March). The Isle of Wight bus operator...
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The Carers Lounge at St Mary’s Hospital, run by Carers IW, has supported 1,200 carers since opening 2 years ago. Many people on the Island are caring for a...
The Garlic Festival will be back again in August and it returns with an all-female team. The women have ambitious plans to make sure the Island’s biggest...
Companies and individuals from across the Island have been celebrated at the Isle of Wight Radio Best in Business Awards 2020, sponsored by Red Squirrel...
To celebrate World Book Day on Thursday (5th March), the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is giving away thousands of books in braille and audio...
Put a spring in your step and help Islanders affected by cancer by taking part in Move it May for Wessex Cancer Trust. Whether you want to organise a group...
The latest LinkedIn Local event – and the first for 2020 – was held at Ventnor Winter Gardens last week. Sponsored by WightFibre this saw over 50...
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has announced the appointment of the Isle of Wight’s Revd Dr Amanda Bloor as the new Archdeacon of Cleveland...
An Isle of Wight-based company has been named one of the best businesses in Rural Britain after winning an Amazon-backed Rural Business Award. Nettlecombe Farm...
The Isle of Wight technically has everything you need to survive. You don’t need to visit the mainland. You can get all of your groceries, take part in loads...
Having originally been launched in June 2019, the well-received ‘The Wight Book’ has been relaunched with an exhibition at Dimbola Museum and Galleries...
Both the new ‘corner shop’ and café at St Mary’s Hospital, run by the Friends of St Mary’s, are now up and running – thanks to sterling work by...
A leap year maybe unusual for some but for Bella, who is rumoured to be the oldest living lemur in captivity, it is her 10th as tomorrow (Sunday) she will turn...
Thousands of seriously ill people across Africa, who have no access to surgeons, will be treated thanks to a major new surgical training programme part-funded...
A full capacity crowd of 600 party-goers turned out eager to embrace 70’s nostalgia on Saturday night for the inaugural Jack Up The 70s event. The indoor spin...
Over 250 notepads and 2 very large boxes of pens have been donated to a Newport primary school by the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. When the...
