Local Community News

Youngsters from Theatretrain Isle of Wight finally got their moment to shine again in their latest performance! After over 18 months since the last time they were on stage performing together, the 80+ students put on a dazzling summertime special...

Photos by Pete Box A Sandown resident has used his time shielding in lockdown to create a stunning piece of garden art - a huge mural and flowerbed in the shape of the Isle of Wight! Using garden materials and...

High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, James Attrill DL, visited Aspire Ryde’s Dover Street centre last Wednesday (11th August). Touring the building, he and his wife Nicky spoke to staff and volunteers about the range of community services and...

An Isle of Wight mental health organisation is set to hold monthly sessions in order to promote wellness and recovery. The Breakfast Club for Mental Health will be holding wellness and social groups at Strings Bar and Venue in Newport...

A retired prison officer from HMP Isle of Wight has released a book detailing the stories of Parkhurst prison and the gangsters, psychopaths, terrorists and violent criminals that resided there. Assaults, riots, cell fires, medical emergencies, understaffed wings, suicides and...

Michael Mullin stands in to review a brand new pantomime written and directed by our very own columnist, Maureen Sullivan. The beauty of pantomime lies in its ability to not take itself seriously, which makes pairing the format with Shakespeare...

A brand-new community minibus purchased by Bembridge Friendship Circle has been taken on its maiden journey. The new £38,000 vehicle will now enter regular service proving a vital community link for numerous local groups. The modified vehicle has been purchased...

A fascinating insight into Bronze and Iron Age life in the Arreton Valley is being unearthed in a project by Wight Building Materials and archaeologists from Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit. The discovery of hundreds of artefacts has enabled experts...

The new toilets at St Johns Road in Sandown have now been officially opened, after a short delay. In a first for the Island, the pay-per-use toilets will accept many forms of contactless payment methods including contactless cards, Apple Pay...

A green gardener from the Isle of Wight has switched his van for an electric cargo trike, all thanks to a grant from the Isle of Wight Council's Sustainable Transport Access Fund. East Wight-based Dan Groves has cut journey times,...