Local Community News

Ability Dogs 4 Young People’s Training Centre was alive with people and dogs on Sunday 2nd June for its fourth annual Open Day.  There was plenty to see and do plus, of course, lots of puppies to stroke. The aim...

There was a bit of pain but plenty of gain in a hair-raising charity effort by Island Roads traffic management operative Ben Meakin. Ben agreed to have a full back and chest (and nostril) wax as part of a programme...

Children from 6 Isle of Wight schools will get first-hand experience of what it was like to be evacuated during the Second World War. An annual event at Havenstreet's Isle of Wight Steam Railway is taking place between 17th-20th June...

Rev Alison Morley and a group of all ages from Haven Churches on the Isle of Wight are packing an alarm clock when they travel to London later this month – but it’s not for them. The Christian Aid supporters...

Laurie Anderson is now leading a team across 5 counties of Southern England - including the Isle of Wight - which helps people who have been homeless to rebuild their lives. Laurie has been appointed as the regional manager for...

Wightlink has picked up the baton after Medina Marching Band asked for help to attend the annual Lord Mayor’s Show. The band was thrilled to be invited to perform at November’s annual show alongside some of the biggest names in...

Staff at a 60-bed residential care home near Newport are celebrating after achieving an overall ‘Good’ rating in their latest CQC inspection report, published on 5th June 2019. The Care Quality Commission rated Blackwater Mill Residential Home ‘Good’ in 4...

Diana Award trained anti-bullying ambassadors at Christ the King College have been working to provide peer-led solutions to bullying, online safety and general student wellbeing in their school. Having received training on how to prevent and safely intervene with bullying,...

South Wight Area Youth (SWAY) celebrated another year of achievements at Isle of Wight Pearl last month. The evening was an occasion to thank supporters for their continued and generous backing that enables the youth work, activities and residential that...

P&O Cruises is to support 6 Hampshire athletes who will attempt to swim the coastline of the Isle of Wight this summer in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Led by 46-year-old firefighter Peter Locke, the team will aim to complete...