Local Community News

East Cowes Town Council is asking every one of its residents to share their views on house building, employment, transport, heritage, regeneration and more in a detailed questionnaire which will be delivered to every household and business in the town,...

3 local businesses joined forces this week to undertake a job like no other - emptying and cleaning a pool within the tiger enclosure at the Isle of Wight Zoo. Dominic Gentleman from Newgents, Paul Kenan from The Rodfather and...

Wightlink has partnered with the Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) to place cages containing hundreds of young oysters into the Lymington River as part of its initiative to re-introduce the shellfish to the Solent. BLUE’s team has placed cages of mature...

High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, Caroline Peel, paid a visit to Aspire Ryde last week to meet the staff and volunteers at the community facility. Mrs Peel congratulated volunteers who have been busy distributing food parcels and preparing meals...

The Tea House in Ventnor has teamed up with Call It What You Want to bring the deep south home. Call It What You Want have been operating their takeaway service throughout lockdown from their hub on Cowes High Street....

More than 180 'giving bags' have been distributed to youngsters in care on the Island — thanks to a new Isle of Wight Council partnership. Children's services on the Island have teamed up with Madlug (Make a Difference Luggage) to...

Pan Together, the charity which exists to support and provide a community hub for the residents of East Newport, has welcomed the government-commissioned review proposing the extension of free school meals to another 1.5 million children in England. as entirely...

During one of the most challenging periods the agricultural industry has faced, Isle of Wight-based tomato farmer, Brian Moralee of APS Produce, has continued to help feed the nation from his nursery in Arreton. Alongside his best-selling Summer Selection, this...

Continuing his support for the ‘Let’s Buy Local’ campaign on the Isle of Wight, MP Bob Seely visited Farmer Jack’s Farm Shop in Arreton over the weekend to sample more of the Island’s produce. The Let’s Buy Local campaign -...

A project to support Island GP practices to identify and support patients who are at risk of harm or abuse and in need of safeguarding has been nominated for a national award. The Isle of Wight NHS Clinical Commissioning Group...