Local Community News

A blistering 3 minutes and 16 seconds of sweat-inducing, delerium enticing rock ‘n’ roll can be expected from Isle of Wight Indie rockers Coyote Jungle's new single, Antidote. The single presents an undercarriage of taunting basslines which propels the tune...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service will be the first in the country to commence 2019 Restart a Heart Day celebrations today (Monday) by providing free CPR training at Brighstone Primary School. Following the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance...

George King, aged 12, at WightTricks Academy Robbie Bates, a young Isle of Wight entrepreneur, has set up an academy coaching kids the mesmerising urban sport of tricking. A special loan for businesses that want an alternative to traditional finance...

The National Trust is working with local group Bembridge Men in Sheds to help raise funds for replacement sails at Bembridge Windmill. The charity needs to raise £50,000 after the lattice work that forms part of the sails, known as...

Wightlink has been awarded a Silver Star in recognition of its efforts to promote sustainable travel on the Isle of Wight and is now aiming to achieve Gold status. The accolade, awarded by Visit Isle of Wight under its Green...

Anderson Boat Cruises have been awarded the Visit Isle of Wight Green Star Gold Award for sustainable businesses.  The Yarmouth-based company have been working for a while on becoming more eco-friendly, especially with the growing problem of plastics ending up...

2 Brownies from the East Cowes Unit are thought to be the first girls on the Isle of Wight to achieve the recently introduced Girlguiding ‘Gold’ Award. With the introduction of Girlguiding’s New Programme all sections - Rainbows, Brownies, Guides...

The award-winning Plant Positive project are once again back out in the East Wight and are inviting new people to join their band of volunteers who tackle Himalayan Balsam - one of the most invasive non-native plant species on the...

Alzheimer’s Society’s #AskUsAnything campaign is urging the people living on the Isle of Wight and across Hampshire to include people with dementia and start a conversation. The campaign is announced as research shows that despite almost all of us knowing...

Storeroom2010's growing community project, Cowes Men's Shed, has celebrated its first birthday. A total of 51 members are registered to the Shed and that number continues to grow. In the first 12 months of operation the Shed has seen over...