Local Community News

A busy NHS worker, who is set to give 64 hours this week to saving lives on the Isle of Wight, has thanked a good samaritan who helped her after she broke down at the side of the road earlier...

Stuck at home and looking for a new way to stay busy? We’re constantly looking for new ways to entertain ourselves, and the internet is often a great place to find tips and resources. If you’re looking for the best...

Yardley is Age UK Isle of Wight's cutest volunteer and most Thursday mornings he can be found at Active Minds Social Club in Ryde, enjoying lots of fuss from the group members! Yardley is a Pets As Therapy dog (PAT);...

Island showbiz writer and broadcaster John Hannam says he is saddened by the recent death of the legendary entertainer Roy Hudd, who was due to visit the Medina Theatre later this year. John had interviewed Roy many times over the...

Independent Arts are launching their first creative writing competition for aspiring Island writers. The competition, aptly named ‘Jot’, aims to encourage anyone from the Isle of Wight, with a story in their head, to express it and enter. Independent Arts...

Elderly residents at St Vincents retirement home in Binstead have written messages to family and friends - keeping up morale in this time of uncertainty. Staff say they are the 'luckiest care home' to have such amazing, strong-minded residents. With...

Around 200 students have taken part in a speed-networking event to help them explore possible career opportunities with Island-based companies. The students from Ryde Academy’s Year 10 used the event to speak to representatives from some of the Island’s leading...

Trustees of Pan Together – the charity which exists to support and provide a community hub for the residents of East Newport – have decided to close Downside Community Centre and the Isobel Community Café on Furrlongs in Newport with...

SPIIOW – the Isle of Wight’s Suicide Prevention and Intervention organisation - has another new community partner who has vowed to support them in the work they undertake. Colleagues at The Co-operative Food on Avenue Road in Sandown (petrol forecourt)...

www.grahamreadingphotography.com Forget Paris, Venice, London or Milan - it was all happening at Monkton Arts Centre in Ryde on Saturday (14th March). For 6 months a dynamic group of volunteers met weekly to upcycle donated clothes to be sold including...