Local Community News

The Tea House in Ventnor is calling for your support with their latest Crowdfunding page. The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a very uncertain landscape for millions of British small businesses. Whilst government funding has helped in preventing the immediate...

Lady Sally Grylls and Bob Seely MP are just 2 names giving their support to the local initiative 'Wight Mask Ask', which is supplying PPE to the Island's care sector. Wight Mask Ask was launched by the charity Embracing Age...

Local MP Bob Seely is encouraging Islanders to get involved in virtual events being organised by Police and Crime Commissioner, Michael Lane, under the banner #SaferTogetherApart. The online Safer Together events - which run from 15th June to 13th July...

Over the past few months, Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club have been extremely busy providing the NHS, Mountbatten Hospice, care homes, schools, dentists, physiotherapists and chiropractors across the Isle of Wight with essential PPE equipment. Rotarians Anne and Maggie have been...

Victims of the devastating Super Cyclone Amphan that hit Bangladesh and India will receive humanitarian assistance thanks to a grant of £15,000 supported by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons. Despite a mass evacuation before the 20th May cyclone hit,...

A talented young Isle of Wight skateboarder has been enjoying some extra practice during lockdown thanks to a homemade half-pipe at her family home. Niton Primary School pupil Martha Eggleton has been replacing PE lessons with skateboarding during her home-school...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has announced an opportunity for Islanders to apply to become a volunteer Community First Responder (CFRs) as the local NHS Trust embarks on a new accredited training programme. Ambulance Services across the country have...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust welcomes incredible results this Diabetes Week, as the Paediatric Diabetes Team continue to roll out an innovative approach to supporting patients during the coronavirus pandemic. With the support and contributions from parents and carers,...

A brand new book has been released providing a collection of first-hand accounts of some of the most dramatic rescues carried out by RNLI lifesavers around the UK and Ireland over the past 20 years. 'Surviving the Storms' recounts 11...

As some primary pupils in the South East go back to school and others continue with home learning, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is encouraging them to take part in the distribution operator’s interactive learning programme as part of...