Local Community News

The winner of this year's Wight Noize competition has been revealed, with the Island's very own Beth Brookfield now set to perform on the main stage at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. An industry showcase event took place last...

Nelle's cochlear implant Isle of Wight resident Nelle Findlay has launched a GoFundMe page to seek donations for an implant to restore some hearing in her left ear - with £5,965 already raised. 22-year-old Nelle completely lost her sense of...

7 bin bags full of rubbish including a long length of rope, a vehicle tyre, barbecue tongs, a wooden fence post and plenty of plastic bottles were among debris collected from Ryde beach by more than 30 Wightlink staff and...

Bob White Isle of Wight resident Bob White will be retracing the cross-channel row of Dave Howlett half-a-century ago between Guernsey and Shanklin today (Friday). On 21st May 1972, Dave Howlett rowed from St Peter’s Port in Guernsey to Shanklin...

Inglefield Nursing Home in Totland Bay has been awarded a national Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award for its delivery of end of life care during the pandemic. The award was given as part of the Gold Standards Framework...

Local firm Cherry Godfrey took part in last week's Riverfest at Newport Quay, raising a fantastic £800 for Mountbatten through their Jambalaya stall. The sun was shining on Riverfest this year, which took place from 10:00 until 16:00 – and...

Morrisons supermarket team Lake Tigers took on Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service in the Alabaster All Star Game at the Fairway, Sandown last Sunday (15th May). The Firemen beat Lake 8-1 in front of 100+ crowd,...

An Isle of Wight dance school has received a prestigious award following a national dance competition which took place in Kent last weekend.  The Starlight Academy, which is sponsored by Red Funnel, took 31 dancers to Starz UK, where they...

David's epic journey 81-year-old David Temple will set sail around the UK from Yarmouth to raise money and awareness for Parkinson’s UK and Cure Parkinson’s next Tuesday (24th May). The main motivation for the epic journey of the West Wight...

The Stag Inn on Cowes Road has now installed a potentially lifesaving defibrillator thanks to fundraising activities which had been delayed due to COVID-19. The donations started coming in during 2019 thanks to music quizzes and raffles held in the...