Local Community News

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has approved a new simulator programme which will give sea cadets a chance to get some of their training online. Working closely with the maritime industry, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the MCA...

The Neowise Comet has been captured on camera soaring over the Isle of Wight - and it will be visible throughout July. Although the comet is over 64million miles away it is visible to the naked eye as it continues...

Staff from Island Line's maintenance department have been shortlisted for a national award. The team's efforts in keeping the 80-year-old rolling stock going, despite serious challenges, has led to them being shortlisted in the Fleet Excellence category of the National...

Hampshire Constabulary has been recognised for its work on officer wellbeing in the 2020 Oscar Kilo Awards. The force has been awarded top spot in the Mental Health category for its work on the PPE for the Mind project. PPE...

Concerned residents and campaigners are invited to join the Isle of Wight Green Party on a discovery walk to the proposed oil drilling site in Arreton this Sunday (12th July). The walk is in support of the Don’t Drill the...

Parish Councillors from St Helens are supporting the Isle of Wight Council's campaign to respect, protect and enjoy the countryside and coastline of the Island and have designed special posters promoting safe disposal of litter on the award-winning Duver beach....

Students from Ryde Academy are celebrating a number of triumphs at the Festival of Remarkable Lives ceremony run by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). The festival, recognising all aspects of what it means to be remarkable, is designed to celebrate the...

The newly refurbished Dimbola Tearoom is reopening on Saturday (11th July), with the museum itself to re-open in early August. A takeaway only service will be initially offered from a new range of freshly cooked food, locally sourced produce and...

2 books designed to help with the challenges of being at sea for a long time have been published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The importance of mental health and wellbeing is something that the MCA has worked hard...

The National Lottery Awards 2020 have been launched and those living on the Isle of Wight are being urged to start nominating! This year the annual search for the UK’s most popular National Lottery funded projects will, for the first...