Local Community News

Wightlink customers are being greeted by an unusual sight today (Friday) as staff don weird and whacky headgear for Wear a Hat Day in aid of Brain Tumour Research. From homemade creations to hats fit for a day at the...

After some 15 years, Patricia Partridge has left her post as President of Girlguiding Isle of Wight. Patricia has moved to the mainland and together with her husband, John, they will be nearer their family and be able to spend...

Children from Community Kids after school club at The Bay CE School in Sandown will be travelling to London this Friday (29th March) to meet Chelsea Pensioners at their home at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. At last year’s Hampton Court...

Cowes Men's Shed has been awarded £95,129 from the National Lottery Community Fund to support the Shed over the next 2 years, it has been announced. The Shed has a very well-equipped carpentry workshop and horticultural areas. It’s perfect for...

With just 2 weeks of her 12-month tenure as the Island’s High Sheriff remaining, Gioia Minghella-Giddens has described her recent awards evening as one of the highlights of her shrieval year. Of the 11 young people chosen to be rewarded...

Shadow, a 22-month-old female black Labrador, has started working as a Diabetic Alert Ability Dog - a first for Isle of Wight charity Ability Dogs 4 Young People. In addition to the usual advanced training undertaken by working Ability Dogs,...

Isle of Wight based alternative electro-rock band 'Mr. Strange' are set to release their new album later this week. After releasing 5 studio albums and 1 compilation since 2011, the electro-rock act are about to release a 'Best Of' album....

7-year-old Summer Till is set to say goodbye to her long auburn locks to help children who are going through cancer treatment. The Nine Acres Primary School pupil has decided to have a very special haircut in aid of the...

An innovative, person-centred Isle of Wight service has been described as ‘Inspirational’ at a national conference, and will be used to shape future services across the UK. The statement was made at the recent Better Care Fund National Workshop, in...

An Isle of Wight woman is set to take on a 70-mile sponsored walk as part of her fundraising campaign to purchase of an emergency defibrillator for her local community. Sheran Brown, of Seaview, is looking to raise enough funds...