Local Community News

Around 60 guests were presented with 4 new art commissions created as part of the 'Lift the Lid' project on the Isle of Wight last Sunday (15th September). Lift the Lid: A Look Inside was an event especially for people...

Through the Summer a number of Girlguiding IW members have had the opportunity to undertake international trips, one of those being Grace Vincent from Sandown. These opportunities are offered to Girlguiding members every year and after selection process, there is...

The townspeople of Shanklin are celebrating success in the South East in Bloom Awards, receiving not only a coastal community award but a silver gilt award overall too. The judges highlighted the contribution made by Shanklin Green Town Volunteers, the...

If you suspect that a member of your family is addicted to drugs, you might wonder how you can help them. It’s generally never easy to decide to attempt to get assistance for a loved one that you suspect has...

A young football team on the Isle of Wight has scored a brand new kit thanks to a new community-driven estate agents. Downside Under 11’s received their new kit from Coast To Castle Property Services, which has sponsored the team...

The inaugural Sandown Jazz & Blues Festival took place amidst the glorious weather of 12th-16th September, with a spread of musical styles presented in several venues and out on the street. The Wight Hotel was 'festival HQ', hosting jazz/blues variety...

The Vectis 40s Vintage Group this week joined Isle of Wight Citizens Advice staff and volunteers to wish the national charity a happy 80th birthday. Citizens Advice first opened their doors on 4th September 1939, opening 200 bureaux nationwide to...

 The winners of the Isle Be Active August Challenge have been announced by the Isle of Wight Council. Bobby Scudder (4); Max Doorly (5); Blake Doorly (8); Millie Green (6) and Levi Moore (8) took part in the August Challenge,...

Morrisons stores in Newport and Lake have raised just over £58,000 for children and young people with cancer over the past 2-and-a-half  years. Staff have been fundraising as part of a partnership with CLIC Sargent, a charity that works tirelessly...

As part of this year’s Isle of Wight Day celebrations, a team from Wightlink will be joining the Island’s Coastline Clean-Up, picking up plastics and other waste along Ryde beach on Saturday 21st September. Coinciding with the Marine Conservation Society’s...