Local Community News

As Isle of Wight toddler, Blaize Dix, celebrates his 2nd birthday today (Wednesday), his parents will take a moment to think about how grateful they are to the Children’s Air Ambulance who they credit with saving his life. When Blaize...

Ryde's Michael Ward is hoping to raise £4,000 for the Isle of Wight's Mountbatten Hospice by cycling an incredible 4,000 miles. Michael, a keen amateur cyclist, has already completed over 2,000 miles in the saddle and by the end of...

South Wight Area Youth Partnership (SWAY) are planning another activity challenge for young people and friends of the charity - this time a geocache! SWAY’s success with their ‘Hike at Home’ event has resulted in a demand for another opportunity...

A popular museums and schools programme on the Island has secured funding for the third year running. Just over £62,000 has been made available from the Department for Education (DfE), administered by Arts Council England, to enhance links between schools...

Red Funnel has announced that the Isle of Wight's Independent Lifeboats, a collaboration of Freshwater Independent Lifeboat, Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and Ryde Inshore Rescue, is being deferred as its Charity of the Year for 2020. With immediate effect,...

A group of British Gas engineers has been volunteering time and resources to help keep the Isle of Wight foodbank stocked amid the coronavirus crisis. The team has been picking up thousands of pounds worth of food from local supermarkets,...

Ryde seafront will once again be blooming this summer — thanks to the efforts of volunteer planters. Determined coronavirus would not sap the colour from the floral displays, a team of around 20 helpers rolled up their sleeves and set...

The Isle of Wight care sector has benefited from deliveries of more than 10,000 items of PPE thanks to the community initiative Wight Mask Ask - and more is on the way. 4,000 masks, 4,000 gloves, 1,100 Aprons and 1,200...

Lifesaving training has restarted following an easing of the Government’s COVID-19 measures and as more people return to work. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Training and Community Response Services (ATCoRS) is restarting its popular training service and has seen an...

Sleepless nights, nasty smells and loud noises are just some of the things Sandown residents say they are having to endure as The Bay is turned into a maritime pay and display during the coronavirus crisis. Locals are worried that...