Local Community News

Today is 'Back British Farming Day' and Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is encouraging us all to take part. There are simple things we can do to support the Back British Farming campaign – coordinated by the NFU –...

3 friends from the Isle of Wight have successfully cycled Scotland’s North Coast 500 in support of Mountbatten’s 'Go the Distance'. Edward Scotcher, Joe Benton and Joe White spent the August Bank Holiday Weekend tackling the 500-mile route, which is...

Islander Nick Culshaw, who received a heart transplant 2 years ago, is calling on Isle of Wight families and friends to sign up to the Organ Donation Register and to make sure their wishes about organ donation are known during...

2 Isle of Wight firefighters are preparing to undertake a 400-mile cycling challenge through Wales, in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity. Josh Hunter and Ross Smallcombe will start their fundraiser on Monday (7th September), slogging their way along the...

A grant of £5,000 has been awarded from the National Emergencies Trust (NET) to Storeroom2010’s Cowes Men’s Shed to help those in need across the Isle of Wight. The funding has been made available from the Department of Digital, Culture,...

2 cyclists taking part in an epic, 64-day, 6,900-kilometre awareness and fundraising cycle ride in aid of Diabetes UK and Ambitious about Autism are into their final week Robin Young and Hugh Roberts have embarked on The Great Tour to...

As the Summer fades and Autumn draws in, a magical change happens all along our coast - migratory birds start to return to our shores. This is a busy time for a local organisation that helps to raise awareness of...

Platform One College of Music are once again celebrating outstanding results, this time with students completing a 3-year BA (Hons) Commercial Music degree. The degree, which is designed and written by Platform One, is validated by the highly respected University...

Baby Nathan 23-year-old Nathan Abbott will set off on a 3-day swim around the Isle of Wight next week in support of the cleft community – following years of being bullied for his own cleft. On Thursday (3rd September) Nathan,...

Local community group Carers IW is celebrating after being awarded almost £48,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with unpaid carers.  Carers IW, based at the Riverside Centre and St Mary's Hospital, has been running since 2014 and...