Local Community News

Carisbrooke artist Caroline Underwood has filled The West Gallery at Quay Arts with her solo exhibition 'Bearings', which includes work depicting Island scenes such as Tennyson Down, Ryde and the Island’s Coastal Path. Inspired by her experience of taking part...

Suicide Prevention and Intervention Isle of Wight (SPIIOW) has received another £3,000 of funding, this time from WightAID. The funding will be used for its growing frontline team members that respond to help a person in their darkest hour with...

Following a staff member’s diagnosis of a brain tumour, APS Produce embarked on a fundraising campaign in 2018 to support the charity who had supported their colleague so much. 32-year-old Kristaps Lazdans was diagnosed with a brain tumour in December...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust launched their Island Schools’ Mental Health Charter at their headquarters in Newport last Friday (21st June). The Schools’ Mental Health Charter is a quality mark through which the Youth Trust is seeking to empower...

An Islander in remission from lymphoma is embarking on an incredible 1,000-mile cycle challenge in aid of Wessex Cancer Trust. David Cowley, from Ryde, and his friend Daniel Lashley, from Warsash, will be taking to their saddles next Monday (1st...

A solitary pair of black-headed gulls have bred on a nesting raft built and launched by volunteers at Hersey Nature Reserve in Seaview. The black-headed gull is a familiar enough sight across most of Britain and Ireland, particularly during the...

A record total raised at last year’s DECADEaNCE has been officially presented to Mountbatten. The popular dance party at Cowes Yacht Haven last November, organised by Tony Martin, raised £12,571 for the Island’s hospice. Tony celebrated 10 years of DECADEaNCE...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway played host to a most unusual railway vehicle last weekend - a 4-seat railbike. Owner Bruce Dunton, who with others has successfully cycled this machine on a number of heritage railway lines both in...

New life-like resuscitation mannequins are giving Isle of Wight NHS Trust staff real-time feedback on how well they are performing Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (CPR). 18 new manikins will assist with resuscitation training across the Trust. The manikins will help benefit patients...

Isle of Wight Pearl, in partnership with Planet Aware IOW, carried out a Nurdle Hunt along the beach at Chilton Chine last Saturday (16th June). Nurdles are small pellets measuring about 2-5mm and are used by manufacturers to create new...