Local Community News

Barratt Homes has stepped in to help improve facilities for people with disabilities in Whippingham. The local housebuilder has donated £1,000 to help fund the construction of a disabled toilet at Whippingham Village Hall. The money comes from the company’s...

The Hunt Forest Group have been awarded the Best Trade Stand Award for their efforts at the 2019 Royal Isle of Wight County Show. Each year the show's committee award a prize to the best trade stand. County Show Chairman...

The Isle of Wight would truly not be the same place without its fair share of visitors, as tourism is undoubtedly a fundamental part of life on this wonderful island. Fortunately, figures released earlier this year highlighted that the area...

Local wood sculptor Paul Sivell has donated a very special piece of work to local environmental charity Gift to Nature, to be auctioned as part of their fundraising efforts. Pauk carved the work to grace the woodland setting of the...

Over £750 has been raised for Beaulieu Respite thanks to the efforts of the Vectis Historic Vehicle Club. An open day was held at Arreton Barns on 21st June with a whole array of gleaming cars put on display for...

Age Friendly Island celebrated 5 years of working to make the Isle of Wight a great place to grow old at their Legacy & Learning event on Thursday 19th September. The evening, held at Lakeside Park Hotel, saw over 100...

Joanne Green with Eloise Buttery Students from Christ the King College have created a mural bursting with vibrancy in the playground of nearby St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School. At the end of the last term, students in Years 10,...

Elbie with Island Roads service director Steve Ashman Staff at Island Roads have raised over £1,000 after colleague Elbie Todd decided to Brave the Shave for Macmillan Cancer Support. There were both tears and cheers as Elbie was head-shaved by...

Community volunteer Helen Samsom and business representative Simon Tuckey with children from Year 3 and Year 4 Children from Nettlestone Primary School embarked on a project to clean their parish beaches from Seagrove Bay to Puckpool Point earlier this month....

Bingo as we know it has changed dramatically over the years; a game once confined to dank building halls up and down the country is now an immersive and thrilling game which is open around the clock. The chance to...