Local Community News

Sandown was buzzing when the South & South East in Bloom judges visited the town to set eyes on this year's entry in the Small Coastal Town category.  The day was sunny, tourists abounded, the sea looked inviting and both...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is calling on residents across its South East region to sign up to its Priority Services Register (PSR) to receive extra support during power cuts and to find out more about energy efficiency and...

Maureen Sullivan’s column at Island Echo explores and reveals all that the Isle of Wight’s Arts and Theatre scene has to offer - but this week, she's taken the liberty of writing about her own on-stage performance. Well, this feels...

Grants totalling over £288,000 have been handed to 55 charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations which help vulnerable local people whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation - including...

A Wightlink launch coxswain, Mark Udle, will be exchanging the sea for the sky on Saturday 7th August when he jumps 15,000 feet from a plane above Old Sarum airfield in Wiltshire to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation....

Natural Enterprise’s Plant Positive project is once again out on the Eastern Yar and Wroxall Stream and the local charity is inviting new people to join their band of volunteers who tackle Himalayan Balsam - one of the most invasive...

The Gallybagger pop-up pub has re-opened in Chillerton thanks to extensive work by local volunteers and government grants. The pub (formerly known as the Reading Room) was opened last Saturday by Island MP Bob Seely after a community effort to...

Cowes-based technology company Yokogawa Marex has appointed a mental health first-aider as part of its commitment to supporting its workforce as the business continues to emerge from COVID restrictions. Having undertaken bespoke Mental Health First Aid England training, financial accountant...

The Isle of Wight Council has teamed up with parking payment provider PayByPhone to offer Island residents and visitors the chance to win some fabulous prizes this summer. 3 giant deck chairs have been placed in some of the Island’s...

The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary’s famous lion brothers have returned to their pride of place on top of their rock beside the seaside in Sandown.  Kumba & Vigo’s new Iconic Rock has been completed and they are back on high and...