Local Community News

Ryde-based company Solcom has been presented with the Health Service Journal (HSJ) HealthTech Partnership of the Year award. Solcom are the second Island organisation to receive this recognition for delivering the best-in-class service to the NHS. At the same event,...

Southern Vectis workers have collected supplies to be donated to those caught up in the war in Ukraine.  Like many others around the world, the bus company colleagues have been troubled by the plight of Ukrainian refugees and wanted to...

12 team members from KFC stores in Lake and Newport took to the streets around the Isle of Wight to litter pick on Tuesday, to mark the launch of the Great British Spring Clean and KFC’s newest commitments to tackle...

The 7th annual 'March of the Mods' event was held in Ryde on Saturday (26th March), raising vital funds for charity. This year’s event was in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and Tonic Music for Mental Health. A whole...

Audiences were treated to a sensational performance from Curtain Call Creative at Medina Theatre at the weekend. Made in Dagenham, the musical based on the 2010 film that tells the true story of the 1968 sewing-machinists strike at the Ford...

A badger needed a helping hand after falling into an empty, freshly-painted swimming pool in Ryde. RSPCA rescuer Kane Goodyear was called to the home in Ryde after the badger was found last Wednesday morning (23rd March). Kane said: “Workmen...

Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council and local firm ERMC have planted 48 trees for The Queen’s Green Canopy.  The 7 standard Field Maple trees, planted next to the existing woodland in Vectis Field off Wellington Rd in Newport, each represent...

Jac Stemmet Ventnor Rugby Club member Jac Stemmet will be running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours, starting at 17:00 today (Thursday, 31st March). Jac’s aim is to raise money for the people of Ukraine. Any sponsorship he...

The King Lud in Ryde has raised £600 for The Veterans Hub through a sponsored rough sleep. The Veterans Hub is an Isle of Wight Community Interest Company that supports veterans who may be homeless and find themselves sleeping on...

Packed with interactive videos and hands-on displays, the Maritime Archaeology Trust's (MAT) inspiring Discovery Bus is set to make a big splash with schools and communities across the Isle of Wight this spring. The 'travelling exhibition' arrived on Monday at...