Local Community News

With many 5th November events cancelled this year, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) is concerned that people will have bonfires at home to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night instead. To save hedgehogs and other wildlife from appalling suffering the BHPS...

West Wight Men In Sheds – a social inclusion project based in Totland – has been awarded a £2,000 grant from the B&Q Foundation. The charity is one of the first in the UK to receive a grant from the...

Wight Tri member, Adrian Heng took on the Hever Castle Olympic Distance Triathlon in freezing cold temperatures. Unfortunately due to the low temperatures that day, the swim was shortened to 800m. Due to the freezing cold water, Adrian got a...

Isle of Wight Scouts are searching for new adult volunteers to help enable more young people to gain skills for life across the Island. Youth work is considered similar to the education sector, where current Government rules for the public...

South Western Railway customers are being urged to get behind Sandown Train Station this week as it competes in an online poll to be crowned the winner of the 2020 World Cup of Stations. The World Cup of Stations, returning...

Carisbrooke College students have committed to improving their carbon footprint over the next 5 years by planting at least 600 trees. Students recently planted 120 silver birch trees; the first phase in their 5-year on-site project. Last year, the school’s...

With calls to the NSPCC about sexual abuse increasing since schools started back, the children’s charity has teamed up with Ant & Dec to make sure children know what to do and who to speak to if something is concerning...

A street art project dreamt up by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council and local charity Independent Arts has been installed in Newport’s Cockram’s Yard. The project, also supported by Shaping Newport, allowed people to learn more about notable characters from...

Age UK Isle of Wight’s CEO, Jo Dare, has been been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020. Following approval from Her Majesty the Queen, hundreds of inspiring people will now be honoured in the...

Housing association Sovereign has added its weight to the growing number of social landlords which have announced they will stop issuing fixed term tenancies on all 3 bed properties and below, and replace them all with assured tenancies. The move...