Local Community News

Almost 200 Minis invaded the Isle of Wight for this year’s West Country Minis’ IOW Adventure. The event brought together Mini owners from across the UK and included opportunities for them to explore all the Island has to offer –...

Cowes Enterprise College has been awarded the prestigious ‘Quality in Careers Standards’ award for its dedication to providing students with valuable career engagement opportunities. The Career Mark assessor praised the academy for offering students a wide range of career programmes...

A community skate jam was recently held at Freshwater skatepark to raise funds and awareness for the new skatepark, pushing to create bigger and better facilities for this ever-growing Olympic sport in the West Wight. The weather for 21st August...

Local groups with great ideas to make their communities an even better place to live are now invited to apply for funding from the People's Health Trust. People’s Health Trust has just launched Active Communities – a funding programme for...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Training & Community Response Services (ATCoRS) team have delivered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training to Year 6 children of St Saviours Roman Catholic Primary School in Totland. As an extra circular activity, the children...

35 swimmers have braved the Solent to raise more than £14,000 to support Isle of Wight residents living with cancer at Wessex Cancer Trust’s Swim for Hope event. The swimmers set off from Hurst Point in Hampshire and swam 1.3...

Novum Law's Isle of Wight paralegal, Lisa Hendy, has been nominated for a national award. Lisa has been shortlisted for the PPR National Paralegal Awards 2021 in the 'Community Champion of The Year Award' category. The category is new for...

The boss of Cowes-based technology company Yokogawa Marex has raised money for Mountbatten Isle of Wight by getting his long locks cut. Divisional Director Wayne Matthews managed to raise over £280 for the charity on Thursday when he went for...

The Arts Society Isle of Wight will soon be starting its 40th anniversary season of lectures and events. The Arts Society (formerly known as NADFAS) is a leading national organisation, dedicated to the support and promotion of the decorative and...

Isle of Wight Division 1 Champions, Whitecroft & Barton Sports, have installed a defibrillator at their ground at Sandy Lane in Gatcombe. The club thanked all those making donations towards the cost of the defibrillator, including Albany Freemasons Lodge 151,...