Local Community News

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and its Careers Hub are working together with Speakers for Schools to deliver Talent Pipeline, a new virtual work experience programme for employers and students in the Solent. Talent Pipeline is the first collaborative...

Merchant Navy officer cadet Sam Bailey has embarked on a month-long placement at Wightlink to learn more about life at sea. The 22-year-old from Romsey is joining crews on the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route to gain first hand experience of the ferry...

The Age Friendly Island Digital Connectivity Steering Group has come together to create an Islandwide customer survey to find out more about the digital support needs of older residents. The group is inviting everyone aged 50+ to complete the survey, whether...

A charity donation bin has become the target of fly-tippers who are taking advantage of the fact the donation point hasn't been emptied during the national lockdown. Residents in Binstead have become concerned about the persistent problem of large numbers...

After weeks of delays, worries, frustration and even a few tears, 10 donkeys that were saved from the slaughterhouse and the Italian meat market, have begun their journey to the Isle of Wight and their forever home. The Isle of...

Around half a kilometre of rope is now providing creature comforts for 2 Isle of Wight wildlife projects, thanks to Wightlink.  The ferry company has donated huge coils of rope to both the Isle of Wight Zoo at Sandown and...

Storeroom2010’s Cowes Men’s Shed has teamed up with the Green Island Veg Economy Facebook group to give a selection of tables of varying sizes, made by the members of the shed, to those wanting to share their produce this Spring....

An Island artist has had his work thrust into the spotlight this week when his caricature of TV personality and BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark-Neal received a glowing endorsement from the star. Adam Brown, an art teacher at Christ...

Shanklin-based technology company Innovative Physics has started the year with yet another award nomination. The company, a global leader in sensor technology, artificial intelligence and pattern recognition, has been shortlisted in the Export Award Category of the Made in the...

The Utilita Energy Hub team in Newport have donated £1,500 to the Isle of Wight Foodbank’ as part of Utilita’s vital ‘Every Penny Feeds’ initiative. The nationwide fundraiser saw Utilita donate a penny for every smart meter top-up made via...