Local Community News

Play Lane Millennium Green (PLMG) are said to be pleased that they have once again been awarded ‘Outstanding’ in the South and South East in Bloom Awards for 2019. PLMG is situated towards the south-west of Ryde and provides a...

PortFolio, a new project from Independent Arts designed to improve mental health, has received £16,000 of funding from Bupa UK Foundation. PortFolio was originally a pilot project however the £16,000 Bupa UK Foundation grant will support a year-long provision. The...

Grants of between £5,000 - £10,000 are now available through the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF), from the Tampon Tax Community Fund. Local community groups can apply for grants to support marginalised women and girls of all...

Young Isle of Wight fisherman Ben Calder has been rewarded for his responsible approach to fishing. 14-year-old Ben, from Shalfleet, has been named winner of this year's Wightlink Trophy for Most Responsible Angler in an annual contest run by the...

L-R: Shirley Saunders, Lesley Clifford, Cllr Michael Lilley, Cllr John Hobart and Cllr George Cameron Hundreds of Girlguiding Isle of Wight members attended an all Island camp on the outskirts of Ryde over the weekend. Island Commissioners Shirley Saunders and...

The South & South East in Bloom Awards brought great news for Sandown, being declared South & South East in Bloom’s Small Coastal Resort of the Year 2019, with a Silver Gilt Award. The judges particularly commented on the diverse...

A Sandown mum has praised the generosity of an anonymous individual who bought a brand new scooter for her son, who had his stolen at the weekend. Young Callum's scooter was pinched from Sandown Library on Saturday lunchtime. Although it...

Neil McGrigor The Royal Yacht Squadron Isle of Wight Foundation hosted a Marine Careers Fair in the pavilion of the RYS in Cowes last Wednesday (18th September). Over 1,000 students (Years 6-11) from several Island schools and colleges attended the...

There is a myriad of different lotteries and competitions to enter in the UK, and if you’re wondering what the secret is to scooping a jackpot, new research says it could all come down to location. A number of hotspots around...

Around 40 volunteers joined a Wightlink-led beach clean as part of Isle of Wight Day on Saturday. A dozen sacks full of rubbish were collected from the area around Ryde Pier and the beach to the east towards Appley. Unusual...