Local Community News

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has welcomed 4 new volunteer Community First Responders to help support the local community, with more due to join the response team in the coming weeks. After several months of training and undertaking skill...

Sandown Town Council is welcoming the installation of the new dropped kerbs at the entrance of Sandham Gardens and Grounds, on Culver Parade. Town Mayor Gary Young said: "The Town Council have supported this initiative for some time, which will...

A new Island-wide project celebrating the creativity of local people during lockdown, both in 2020 and again now in 2021, has been launched with the support of the Lord-Lieutenant. In collaboration with Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Susie...

A fundraising father has put pen to paper to raise money for a charity that looks after cardiac patients on the Isle of Wight.  Mark Ind, whose son Alex was born with a serious heart condition, has written his first book,...

With fewer people able to attend funerals in person in 2020, more donations than ever were made online in memory of loved ones on the Isle of Wight, according to figures from a regional co-operative. A total of £21,639 was...

Age UK Isle of Wight has been given funding to create a service that supports widows living in Newport. In the 19th century, Isle of Wight woman Mary Pittis set up a legacy trust to support the future widows within...

Sovereign Housing Association is offering 40 young people the chance to kickstart their careers with a 6-month paid work placement in departments across the organisation. Sovereign – which has 60,000 homes across Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Devon, Wiltshire, the...

A fascinating online exhibition has been created to help pass the lockdown hours through the lens of photographer William Hogg of Ryde, who lived from 1844 to 1928. You can delve into period-evoking images covering both life and location in...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthwatch England are making a call for feedback from carers across the South East after a year of enormous challenges and loss.  Unpaid carers have played a greater role than ever before in supporting...

"Embarrassed to be human" - those are the stark words from a local photographer who has captured on camera the significant damage caused to the former Ryde Theatre, which has sat empty for over 10 years. Earlier this week, Island...