Local Community News

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched a new online library offering people with sight loss in South East England, including the Isle of Wight, instant access to thousands of free books in formats they can read....

Mountbatten’s virtual version of Walk the Wight has been hailed a huge success after the traditional annual walk was cancelled due to coronavirus. So far, more than £138,000 has been raised for the charity by the hundreds of Islanders who...

The Isle of Wight Foundation is extending its deadline for grant applications by 2 months to give more time for Island groups to apply for funding. The foundation, funded by the organisations which form the partnership behind Island Roads, is...

2 bin men on the Isle of Wight have been praised for rescuing a woman who had fallen at home. Amey workers Alex Wright and Kieran Hartnell were on their waste collection round in Freshwater when they heard desperate cries...

A community effort has transformed a disused bus shelter into a book and plant swap in Havenstreet. The old bus stop on Havenstreet Main Road has become a destination for villagers to visit — while socially distancing — to provide...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Steve Double, a local NHS employee, recently purchased and then donated 30 plants for distribution to members of our community who have been socially isolated during the COVID outbreak, with the aim of boosting their wellbeing. The...

A Calbourne schoolgirl and her dad have done their bit to support Mountbatten Hospice by undertaking their own version of Walk the Wight. Ella White, 8, was one of thousands left dismayed by the cancellation of Mountbatten’s annual fundraising walk...

Members of Girlguiding Isle of Wight have not just been celebrating 75 years since VE Day, but looking into the history of the event. Some of the girls have been studying just what happened at those street parties for the...

On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, Mountbatten will join the rest of the world in marking International Nurses’ Day tomorrow (Tuesday). Tributes will be paid and thanks will be given for the remarkable work of nurses, and candles will be...

5 Southern 360 support workers specialising in learning disabilities at Southern Housing Group’s 22 Argyll Street care home in Ryde have ‘braved the shave’ in the name of charity. Leonie, Rob, Tracey, Heidi and Simon all agreed to have their...