Local Community News

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...

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...