Local Community News

A Cowes baker who has worked in some of the UK’s best-known bakeries is set to debut his first theatre production at this year’s Ventnor Fringe Festival.

A new community space offering calmness, companionship and quiet reflection has opened at Colwell Baptist Church in an effort to support unpaid carers and those experiencing isolation. 

Pupils at Dover Park Primary School recently enjoyed a week packed with music, drama and artistic activities as the Ryde-based school celebrated creativity and community spirit.

Warren Farm in Alum Bay is set to welcome the local community for a free family-friendly open day celebrating farming, food production and the countryside, whilst raising funds for Mountbatten Hospice. The popular Isle of Wight farm will throw open...

The Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society (RIWAS) welcomed over 600 children from 22 Island primary schools to the County Showground earlier this month for a hands-on Education Day ahead of this year’s Royal Isle of Wight County Show on...

Staff at the West Wight Sports and Community Centre are keen to speak to a mystery Good Samaritan, who gave their funds a big boost recently.

Dimbola Museum and Galleries launched a new space dedicated to Jimi Hendrix and his appearance at Afton at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.

Members of the Wight Wolves motorcycle group visited the Newport offices of Friends of the Animals this week after raising more than £745 through a successful Isle of Wight fundraiser.

Isle of Wight libraries are celebrating the power of reading and literacy as part of this year’s Libraries Week (1st-7th June). With 2026 marking the National Year of Reading, the theme of the annual campaign is ‘Libraries Change Lives through literacy...

Carisbrooke College’s first-ever Battle of the Bands has been hailed as an unforgettable success after more than 50 students performed in front of a packed school hall.