Local Community News

‘The magic of Home-Start is clearly on display on the Isle of Wight’ - that's from national charity chief Peter Grigg on his visit to the Isle of Wight branch. The Chief Executive of the families’ charity Home-Start spent Thursday...

Wightlink is celebrating winning The News Business Excellence Award for Sustainability 2022.   The achievement recognises the successful introduction of Wightlink’s new flagship Victoria of Wight, England’s first large ferry powered by hybrid energy, and the ferry company’s campaigns to...

60 years ago today (Friday), farm worker Edwin Llewellyn Price saved 5 lives by dragging survivors from the wreckage of a burning plane on St Boniface Down. On a foggy afternoon on Sunday 6th May 1962, Ted Price was cutting...

The award-winning Vectis Radio 4Ps project has received a financial boost thanks to the generosity of local Freemasons. The project, which helps young people with additional needs improve their confidence and communication abilities by using radio, is a registered charity....

A Bank Holiday Weekend reception held at Barton Manor in support of Ukrainian refugees has raised in excess of £6,000 for an East Cowes charity. Hosted by Dawn and Alex Haig Thomas and organised in association with Medina Publishing and...

When members of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club suggested organising a fundraising event for Ukraine a few weeks ago, they had no idea how it would turn out. The evening, held last month, blew everyone out of the water and...

Wessex Cancer Trust is launching a new 'Sing for Life' choir on the Isle of Wight.  The charity currently runs 3 other popular choirs in Totton, Cosham and Salisbury, which give anyone affected by cancer the opportunity to come together,...

Local Isle of Wight drag performer Fanny Quivers competed and won her 3rd open heat for the nationwide drag competition, Drag Idol UK, at the historic Admiral Duncan in Soho earlier this week. With 3 entries allowed per act, Tuesday...

Volunteers from Ventnor Rugby Club became caterers at Watcombe Bottom and raised £500 for charity during the Isle of Wight Randonnee on Sunday (1st May). More than 1,000 cyclists took advantage of the facilities and refreshments available at Ventnor Rugby...

3 bands – Abbey Brass, Cowes Concert Band and Vectis Brass – joined forces for Brass for Ukraine at Christ the King College, Newport on Sunday (1st May). A retiring collection and a raffle raised over £1,150 for MAD-AID, the...