Local Community News

Sovereign Housing Association has paired up with Omega - the National Association for End of Life Care - to make sure that fewer people feel lonely on the Isle of Wight. Omega, which mainly supports clients who are over the...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust is calling on all young Islanders aged 11-25 years to take part in an online survey to share their experiences of how COVID-19 has impacted on their mental health and wellbeing. The Youth Trust...

Parish councillors in St Helens have continued their campaign to reduce litter and promote recycling with a project to promote the protection of the village greens from litter and fly-tipping. Recently the Parish Council have renovated the public benches around...

Thousands of homes on the Isle of Wight could benefit from a new and improved energy efficiency scheme. Warm Up Wight has been operating since 2016 and aims to help householders on the Island to access a range of energy...

Wessex Cancer Trust is inviting supporters to step up for its 2,500-mile challenge - by walking the distance between its support centres 20 times - at Walk for Hope 2020. The cancer charity’s flagship fundraising event, which was due to...

Age Friendly Island and its partners have created a set of 'Out & About’ Cards to help people to feel more confident to navigate social distancing and other COVID-secure measures that are now in place. The new cards, part-funded by...

Students at Cowes Enterprise College have put together videos to showcase all the amazing creative projects that have taken place during lockdown. Although the lockdown presented inevitable challenges, the school encouraged students to take it as an opportunity to explore...

There is good news for expectant parents on the Isle of Wight as partners will be able to once again attend baby scans from Monday (27th July). The Maternity Department at St Mary's Hospital has announced that partners will be...

Lee Hodge is a busy man. From the start of lockdown to mid-May, he did not have a single day off as he coordinated and supported his team of 15 staff as they were redeployed to deliver PPE and food...

Local author Mary Grand’s latest novel 'The House Party', set on the Isle of Wight, has been published worldwide by leading publisher Boldwood Books. The novel is a psychological thriller and owes a lot to Mary’s love of a gripping...