Local Community News

Platform One College of Music has launched a new Songwriting Showcase opportunity for Island residents aged 14-24. There is no limit with regards to musical genre. It could be a solo project, a collaboration, a band or an instrumental. The...

The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary will be featured live on Channel 4’s 'The Steph Show' at 12:00 today. The show’s producers have been following the Sanctuary‘s social media platforms during the period of Coronavirus lockdown, and were really impressed...

An independent opticians in Ryde has been extending its services to support vulnerable people in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Team members at Ryde Opticians and Hearing Care, on Union Street, are delivering spectacles to those in need including...

An upcoming singer from Binstead is using time at home during the coronavirus crisis to write new songs and shed some positivity on the world with 'isolation sessions'. Emelia will be a name familiar with Island Echo readers as she...

6 of the Island’s trusts and foundations have teamed up to ensure critical charities get the support they need during the Covid-19 crisis. As a result, around a dozen Island frontline charities are to receive a timely cash boost to...

‘We’re still here for you’ - that’s the message from Wessex Cancer Trust, which has evolved its support services in response to COVID-19. While its support centres are closed, the charity is live streaming therapy sessions, carrying out weekly calls...

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in your home, where you prepare yourself your daily cup of tea, you sit down to eat with your family and make cakes for your children. For a room people often...

Isle of Wight Festival organisers, John and Caroline Giddings, have made a significant donation to Pan Together - the Isle of Wight charity which exists to support and provide a community hub for the residents of East Newport. The donation...

More than 1,500 farmers across Britain overcame challenging conditions to make the 2020 Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) the biggest since it launched in 2014. Farmers battled through the worst winter flooding in recent years to show they are not only...

A young Isle of Wight couple have set up their first home at Barratt Homes’ St Georges Gate development in Newport, after describing it as 'the perfect place to buy'. Abbie Stowers, 23, and Daniel Steadman, 24, who purchased an...