Local Community News

The Isle of Wight's Medina College scooped second place at last night's (Wednesday's) 2019 Rock Challenge in Portsmouth. As well as taking a podium position, the hard-working students were handed 13 Awards for Excellence for their performance of 'Chernobyl's Curse'....

Organiser Dani Johnson With under 3 weeks to go until Mountbatten’s Hats for the Hospice fundraiser, organiser and Community Events Fundraiser Dani Johnson has been speaking about the inspiration behind the event. Dani experienced the importance of end of life...

WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children, is funding a post at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust to provide a WellChild Children’s Nurse. This week marked the official launch of the post, held by Paula Brooke, which has...

The Bay CE School Students from 2 schools on the Isle of Wight took to the stage at the Portsmouth Guildhall last night (Tuesday) as they competed in Day 2 of the 2019 Rock Challenge. It was a fairly successful...

Staff at Asda Isle of Wight are congratulating their colleague Millie Lloyd, who shaved her head for charity as part of the support she’s been giving her 17-year-old daughter Lorna through chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. As part of this support,...

The family of a well-respected explorer are on the hunt for a family bible which, having been passed down through the generations, has now disappeared. Back in December, Isle of Wight resident Kathy Bechervaise died aged 91 after a long...

Students at Christ the King College in Newport are celebrating success in Day 1 of the 2019 Rock Challenge, which took place at the Portsmouth Guildhall yesterday (Monday). Last night's event attracted a large audience and was supported by a...

The commitment of volunteers at Cowes RNLI was celebrated with the presentation of awards at the lifeboat station by the Isle of Wight's High Sheriff, Gioia Minghella-Giddens. Mark Harker, whose 6 years involvement with the station eventually culminated in him...

A cinematographer from Freshwater has produced a short video capturing 3 days of winter following last week's snow fall across the Isle of Wight. Pete Heather of Ph Imagery put his drone into the sky to film the amazing white snow...

Students at Ryde Academy are to sit down for a hard-hitting lesson on the risks associated with underage drinking as part of an award-winning international programme that will reach 45,000 students across the UK this year. Secondary school students will...