Local Community News

10-year-old Laurence who walked 22 miles over the week Year 6 pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School in Carisbrooke have taken on the 100 Mile Challenge in memory of Sir Captain Tom Moore. Each child was asked...

An exciting new chapter in the life of the Beckford Centre in Cowes is about to dawn as the result of a merger of the centre’s Cowes Voluntary Community Group with Cowes Heritage. Welcoming the merger, Jon Matthews, chairman of...

Shared Access, an independent owner and operator of shared wireless infrastructure, has expanded essential coverage for both WightSAR and RAYNET through a radio mast at St Boniface Down in Ventnor. WightSAR were previously able to cover a large percentage of...

Sainsbury’s and Argos stores across the Ise of Wight have teamed up with local schools to donate tablets for children educating at home during the coronavirus lockdown. All 5 of the Isle of Wight's Sainsburys stores located in Newport, West...

Hose Rhodes Dickson has donated £5,000 to Mountbatten this month and will continue to support the charity throughout 2021. The local estate agents have pledged to continue to support the work of the Mountbatten at Home Community Nursing Team, who...

Time is running out for community groups and charities to apply for 'connect4communities' funding. Since its launch last December, the programme has awarded community grants to projects across the Island, supporting hundreds of local families facing hardship due to the coronavirus...

Jollyes on the Isle of Wight’s is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month even if the champagne is temporarily on ice because of the pandemic.  It may not be in the most picturesque location on the Island, but Jollyes on...

The IW Story Festival, which took place over half term, attracted many hundreds of children and families from all parts of the UK and, indeed, the world – with participants coming from places as diverse as the Netherlands, Trinidad and...

Nominations for the Island’s COVID heroes - with an overall winner set to be honoured in a bus naming ceremony - are set to close this Sunday.  Southern Vectis recently launched a campaign designed to recognise the mammoth efforts of...

Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council's 5-year plan came to fruition last week, as they opened brand new public toilets in Post Office Lane. In 2016, the town's Council took over all the public toilets in Newport and Carisbrooke when the...