Local Community News

Do you have a ‘happy place’ on the Island? The Isle of Wight Council are encouraging you to tell them where and be in with the chance of winning a year-long 1Leisure gold One Card. The Isle of Wight Council would...

Colleagues from The Co-Operative Food in Freshwater and an Isle of Wight nursery have partnered up to raise more than £2,000 for The West Wight Nursery. Through 2 fundraising events and a mix of other activities, staff from both organisations...

Charlie Bagot 58 swimmers took on the challenge of crossing the Solent early on Saturday morning, raising thousands of pounds for West Wight Sports and Community Centre (WWSCC). The 9th Solent Swim saw swimmers and kayakers leaving Hurst Castle at...

This year's Isle of Wight Randonnee cycling event raised a total of £1,500 for 2 local charities. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and Carers IOW have both benefitted to the tune of £750 each thanks to donations collected...

A fantastic £1,100 was raised for charity at the annual Isle of Wight Gun Club charity shoot earlier this month. Each year a small local charity is chosen following nominations from club members. This year, the Medina Marching Band was...

More than 150 supporters attended the opening of a new arts centre in Ryde on Saturday. Monkton Arts, based in the former Island Printers building in East Street, is being run by the mother and daughter team of Dawn Fidler...

More than 460 children representing nearly every Island primary school came under starter’s orders at the inaugural PEACH Games. Launched by the Isle of Wight Council’s Public Health team in collaboration with Premier School Sport Coaching, at The Bay CE...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely, who is working to raise the profile of the arts on the Island, was impressed by artwork produced by children from Nine Acres Primary School which was showcased at the ‘Be creARTive’ exhibition in...

A campaigning Isle of Wight Councillor is claiming 'good progress' after what he termed a 'breakthrough compromise' in relation to debate over an overgrown pond and the surrounding land. Councillor Chris Whitehouse (Conservative, Newport West Ward), says: “Pritchett’s Pond, at...

The Steven Jenkins Rainbow Playground in Sandown has been officially re-opened this week thanks to the efforts of Sandown Town Council, Morrisons, Wicksteed and Steven's family. At the end of 2017, the playground - which was first opened in 2001...