Local Community News

The Isle of Wight Council is teaming up with a range of partners to support Island young people for Young Carer Action Day today (Tuesday 16th March). The council has linked up with commissioned partners YMCA to promote the day...

A new supported living housing service for disabled people on the Island will soon have its first tenants. The Sunny Bay property in Shanklin will offer 24/7 support through leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire. Additional one-to-one support will also be...

Players of the People’s Postcode Lottery have helped The Footprint Trust receive £20,000 in funding from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity funded by the lottery players. The funding has allowed The Footprint Trust to reduce fuel poverty and help...

Staff from the Utilita Energy Hub in Newport completed almost 3 million steps as part of ‘Future Steps’ - a 10,000 steps-a-day challenge throughout February with an aim of raising vital funds for The Prince’s Trust. With youth unemployment increasing...

Mother’s Day is definitely a family affair at Asda on the Isle of Wight as no less than 17 mums work side-by-side with their children. Among the family pairings is Kat Clark who works with her daughter, Sarah Thompson. Sarah...

With Mother’s Day approaching, Mountbatten’s experts in psychology and bereavement are offering support for those who may find it a sad and difficult time. While for many it is a happy event, for people who have experienced the death of...

A click and collect service has been launched by RSPCA Isle of Wight at its Sandown charity shop, with the aid of the shop’s popular Facebook page. Customers can now request items via the Facebook Page with staff then arranging...

10 young people living in homes owned or managed by Sovereign Housing Association have joined a new forum so that they can have their say on the future of housing. The new participants – all aged between 19 and 25...

A boy from the Isle of Wight - who was flown by the Children’s Air Ambulance when he needed emergency specialist heart surgery as a 4-week-old baby - is celebrating his 7th birthday today (Friday). Jack Rowley is now an...

Darts fans are being given the chance to bag themselves money-can't-buy signed memorabilia and at the same time raise vital funds for the NHS thanks to a fundraiser launched by Isle of Wight darts star Keegan Brown. 27-year-old Keegan, a...