Local Community News

A Newport man is in the final days of training for this Sunday's London Marathon, which he will run to raise vital funds for children with cancer. David Sparkes will be putting his fitness to the test on Sunday 28th...

Stenbury Federation are celebrating after securing a podium spot in last night's (Tuesday's) Global Rock Challenge Southern J Rock Final A at the Portsmouth Guildhall.  9  schools from across Hampshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Hertfordshire competed...

Time is running out for applications to be considered for this year’s Community Action Awards. The team at Community Action want you to help celebrate some of the fantastic work that is being done by people in the community and...

Gurnard Lions Under 9’s Football Team completed a sponsored litter pick last Saturday (13th April) to raise funds to travel to the mainland to play matches. As well as doing a fantastic job looking after their local environment, the children...

Long-serving senior rating Chris Freemantle has retired from Wightlink after 44 years, 4 months and 4 days as a crewman on the car ferries that connect the Isle of Wight with the mainland. During that time, he spent 33 years...

Community groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations on the Island are being reminded of the deadline for grant applications to the Isle of Wight Foundation on 1st May 2019. The charitable foundation, which is jointly funded by Ringway Island Roads, Meridiam,...

Members of Gurnard Primary School Year 1 Isle of Wight school pupils put their best foot forward when they took to the streets recently for Active Travel Week. A total of 34 schools took part and clocked up a combined...

Isle of Wight Scouts are on the hunt for a new County Commissioner to lead more than 1,200 youngsters from across the Island over the next 5 years or so. Current Commissioner Paul Savil is standing down from his role...

A potentially life-saving defibrillator has been installed outside Bembridge RNLI lifeboat station at Lane End. The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been placed in a specialist storage unit on the wall of Bembridge RNLI's shop at the Fisherman's Walk car...

5 schools from across the Isle of Wight are competing in the Southern Finals of the Global Rock Challenge in Portsmouth next week. Stenbury Federation and The Bay CE have both qualified for the Southern J Rock Finals as high...