Local Community News

Charity Age UK Isle of Wight has launched a new range of free virtual activities for elderly people living on the Island in a bid to boost wellbeing and offer new social opportunities. The charity hopes to support people to...

A leading heart charity that serves cardiac patients on the Isle of Wight has embarked on a fun-filled fundraising quest in the spirit of Captain Sir Tom Moore. The team behind Wessex Heartbeat - a charity which supports the Wessex...

Local co-operative stores are joining in a national campaign which asks people across the Isle of Wight to ShopKind. Southern Co-op, which operates The Co-operative Food stores, as well as funeral and coffee services across the South, is working with...

Volunteers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have been on board Wightlink’s car ferry St Clare over the weekend to spread the word about their activities as the region’s leading nature conservation charity. The team set up a...

As British Red Cross shops on the Isle of Wight reopen, their local retail manager says they benefit the community and the planet, as well as the charity. The British Red Cross’ 250 shops across England and Wales - including...

Members of the ‘Isle of Wight Mum’s Group’ took on the role of the Easter Bunny on Good Friday to supply all fire and rescue staff across the Island with an Easter egg. They delivered them in recognition of the...

Freemasons across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight helped raise £1million to support those in need during the COVID pandemic in 2020. The money raised by the organisation in England and Wales helped communities by funding foodbanks and PPE and...

An Isle of Wight teaching assistant is preparing to take on a solo half-marathon challenge to raise money for the Island's mental health team, and for St George's School. Despite his plans for the challenge to take place in February...

Prominent property developer, Barratt Homes, is attempting to bust myths surrounding buying a property and obtaining a mortgage in a new partnership with TORC24 mortgage specialists. In partnership with TORC24, a personalised mortgage specialist for the new homes industry, Barratt...

Wightlink has teamed up with the charity The Getaway Foundation to help provide a much-needed holiday for 10 Island families who are living in poverty.  The Foundation, which works with partners including the Isle of Wight Council to provide breaks...