Local Community News

Staff and customers at NFU Mutual’s Isle of Wight Agency office are to nominate a local charity to receive a donation of more than £6,000 from a national £2million ‘Agency Giving Fund’. In light of the national emergency our country...

The team at Newport’s Utilita Energy Hub have gifted an electric ride-on car to St Mary’s Hospital, to give children receiving critical care a chance to get in the fast lane. Little ones being treated in the children’s ward at...

Budding young artists are being called on to use their talent to illustrate a rather special poem this Easter. 'A Cartoon History of the Isle of Wight', written by Martin and Michelle Crowther, uses rhyming couplets to take readers on an incredible journey...

The Island's oldest pet shop is seeking a new keeper after 25 years under the ownership of the same family. The current owners of Shanklin Pet Stores, which originally opened in 1965, have decided to market the store after experiencing...

The new chair of Isle of Wight NFU is well known to many within the rural community and she’s looking forward to a gradual relaxation of COVID rules. Robyn Munt is a farm secretary and mother-of-2, from Parkwater Farm, Newport,...

An Isle of Wight teenager - diagnosed with a rare and life-limiting condition - is set to take on a 10-mile challenge that will see her raise money for a children's charity. 16-year-old Amelia and her family will be walking...

Keegan's new shirt, reflecting his role within the NHS A raffle offering exclusive money-can't-buy darts memorabilia has raised a staggering £20,000 in aid of the NHS. The raffle was the brainchild of 27-year-old Keegan Brown, a Medical Laboratory Assistant at...

TLT 3 cats who recently underwent medical treatment under the care of RSPCA Isle of Wight are now searching for their purr-fect homes. Former show cat, Tiger Lily Tagula (TLT) and street cats Dawson and Creed are recuperating at the...

With restrictions on live events still in place due to COVID restrictions, Ventnor Exchange is set to host 2 new experiences in April that residents can take part in from the comfort of their own home. The venue is teaming...

Isle of Wight housebuilder Barratt Homes has received the maximum 5 star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey.  The number of stars awarded is based on customer responses to the question “would...