Local Community News

The annual Isle of Wight Book Awards opened the 2025 Isle of Wight Literary Festival last Tuesday (7th October) with a prize-giving lunch at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes, celebrating books published in 2024 that are set on or...

A night of classic soul, Motown and disco hits is set to light up Shanklin Theatre on Saturday 1st November, as Angelo Starr & The Team bring their world-class live show to the Isle of Wight. The Team have been...

Libraries across the Island are preparing to turn a new leaf this Autumn as they take part in Green Libraries Week. Running from Monday 27th October to Sunday 2nd November 2025, this national celebration, led by CILIP (the library and...

Pupils from Lanesend Primary School have delivered a collection of food to the Cowes Foodbank as part of the school’s Harvest celebrations. School Council members, joined by Head of School Miss Mather, took part in the delivery earlier this week...

Vecta House care home in Newport was a beacon of yellow last Friday (10th October) as staff and residents joined businesses, schools and households across the Isle of Wight for Go Yellow Day in support of Mountbatten. The home was...

Ryde Golf Club’s 999 Charity Golf Event raised £1,526 for The Wight Brainy Bunch, uniting emergency service teams and supporters for a day of sport and solidarity. Open to all Island emergency services personnel, Armed Forces members, and individuals or...

A celebration of creativity, craft and community spirit is set to take place in Cowes this autumn with the launch of a brand new event - The Bees Needles - led by Isle of Wight designer Karen Robb. The event...

South Wight Area Youth (SWAY) has been honoured with the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service, presented by HM Lord-Lieutenant Susie Sheldon during a special event on last month (Thursday 25th September). More than 50 people gathered to witness the...

Island Roads staff have been working with the Wight Squirrel Project to help preserve and enhance a woodland sanctuary. In support of Red Squirrel Week (6th - 12th October), Island Roads volunteers have made valuable improvements to squirrel-friendly reserves at...

The fifth annual Zoe’s Law Ball has raised an incredible £9,166.20 for Mountbatten Hospice, marking the fifth anniversary of Zoe Panayi’s passing and continuing the charity’s mission to raise awareness of melanoma and change the law in memory of Zoe....