Local Community News

L-R: Selena Angelini as Mrs Wormwood, Sam Sunnucks as Rudulpho, Jemima-May Rees as Matilda and Fred Valvona as Mr Wormwood Over 30 youngsters wowed audiences with their performance of Matilda The Musical Jr in association with Theatretrain Isle of Wight...

Ryde Town Council’s Clerk, Lisa Dyer, has won the SLCC New Clerk of the Year Award. Lisa began her new position as Town Clerk in the midst of a pandemic and despite the challenges she faced because of this, has...

West Wight Men In Sheds has donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the residents of Totland. The lifesaving bit of equipment is now available 24/7 in a cabinet outside the parish office on The Broadway in Totland. West Wight...

A work of art named ‘A Sporting Chance for Peace’ by world-renowned sculptor Donald Brown has been handed to an Isle of Wight solicitors firm for safekeeping. The sculpture, now on display at Churchers Solicitors in Ryde, was created by...

Maureen Sullivan provides her take on the latest production from the Island Savoyards... In the audience awaiting the first night of Little Shop of Horrors, I was told by the lady sitting next to me that she always comes to...

New funding announced by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution and SSEN Transmission will help community groups across the Isle of Wight to build local resilience and protect vulnerable community members. This is the 7th year of SSEN’s Resilient...

The team at Isle of Wight Distribution has raised £1,882 for Mountbatten Hospice, with their efforts hailed as a true community effort. Taking part in Go Yellow Day, the annual fundraiser held in aid of the Hospice, the 70-strong team...

The trustees of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival are delighted to announce that this year’s digital festival is now available free of charge on playback. Maggie Ankers, Chair of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival said: “We were determined...

Sandown Town Council, with Waterside Pool’s Todd Miller, supported CPR training for over 30 volunteers and users of the Broadway Centre, as part of Restart A Heart Day and the Town Council's provision of defibrillators at locations in the town....

Stonecrabs has said thanks to everyone who attended the Out On An Island Pop Up Café in Lord Louis Library, Newport last Saturday (16th October). Thanks also goes to the library staff who showed how easy it is to join...