Local Community News

'Made in Cowes' is the subject of this year’s exhibition by the Cowes Heritage Society, being staged in Regatta House, Bath Road. A vast number of items have been made in Cowes over the years with this exhibition showing a...

Did you know that the term ‘one-armed bandit’ was originally used to describe people who learned how to steal from slot machines? It wasn’t until much later that it started to be used to describe the slot machines themselves. Of...

2019’s Wolverton Garden Fair saw over 9,500 visitors helping to raise a record-breaking £25,000 for Age UK Isle of Wight. The cheque was recently presented by the Wolverton Committee at a thank you coffee morning for all of their hard-working...

The Isle of Wight was represented at the British Farming Awards at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham on Thursday (17th October). Paul Griffin, of Briddlesford Farm, won the first place Gold Award for the ‘Dairy Innovator of the Year’....

Paula Brooke (L) with George Burton and his mum Rachel. Archive photo. WellChild Nurse Paula Brooke had the privilege of not only attending the ‘Well Child Awards’ event on Tuesday (15th October) but the honour to be placed on The Duke...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has awarded grants of over £51,000 to 12 charitable groups, thanks to the #iwill Fund which includes generous match-funding from HIWCF donors. The #iwill campaign is a UK wide programme aiming to...

The latest book by local showbiz writer and broadcaster John Hannam has already become his fastest seller to date. 'More Wight Connections', with a foreword by Level 42's Mark King, is proving very popular and sales are expected to rise...

A special awards night to celebrate the efforts of people who went the extra mile during Walk the Wight was held on Thursday night. Mountbatten welcomed walkers to the hospice for the 2019 Walk the Wight Awards, where the current...

6th Newport (St. John's) Scouts group have been learning all about democracy and scams with recent visits to County Hall. The group of local scouts and cubs visited the council chamber and heard from Macebearer Steve Hammond as part of...

Martha Gilbey Young patients and staff at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust celebrated National Play in Hospital week, which ran from 7th-12th October. Spiderman, Pudsey Bear, a magician and face painter all attended the Children’s ward Tea Party on...