Local Community News

Can you imagine going 24 hours without your phone, tablet, personal computer, or gaming devices? This is the tough sponsored challenge set by Young Lives vs Cancer (formerly CLIC Sargent) to support children and young people with cancer this September...

Ryde Town Council is delighted to have had a grant funding bid accepted which will allow for the next stages to be taken towards the regeneration of Vectis Hall. The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has awarded a grant of up...

Artists are being sought by Ventnor Town Council to assist in brightening up the town's esplanade in time for the summer season. Currently, unsightly metal fencing surrounds the former Amusement arcade, which was closed several years ago and is in...

Robin Hill is hosting a T-Shirt design competition for their brand new online club, Spread Your Wings, with local youngsters invited to get involved. Spread Your Wings is an online club that explores the world of falconry and conservation through...

Trinity Theatre is on the lookout for new stars of stage to take part in its new production of Dick Whittington, which will see its curtain raise this December. The pantomime, which will begin rehearsals in the next few weeks,...

A historic telephone box in Ventnor has been given a makeover thanks to the work of the Ventnor Enhancement Fund. The phone box had been in a deteriorating state for several years, but in November of 2019, a member of...

An opportunity for residents in Ryde to gave their say about what it's like to be a young person in the town is coming in the form of an online World Cafe community conversation. The online discussion is aimed at...

Heath Monaghan has felt God calling him to become a Reverend since he was 13 and this Saturday it will finally happen. Ryde man Heath, now aged 45, expects to be tearful during the ordination service at Portsmouth Cathedral, as...

Staff at St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School in Carisbrooke have found an innovative way to teach children Island history through time - with thanks to Red Funnel. To support history teaching in school, a timeline of Island history: from...

NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the local Isle of Wight Agency in Newport recently nominated local charity Isle of Wight Youth Trust to receive a donation of more than £6,450 from a national £2million ‘Agency Giving Fund’. In...