Local Community News

The Last Post rang out across Ryde Esplanade Train Station yesterday (Monday) during the dedication of a memorial garden commemorating railwaymen from across the Island who died in the First World War. Surrounded by primary school children and flanked by...

Staff at St Mary's Hospital no longer have to squabble over the use of a specialist piece of equipment thanks to a generous donation. Earlier this year the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital purchased a hand-held Tonometer for the Eye...

Representatives from Sandown, Lake and Shanklin combined to commemorate the 19 WW1 Commonwealth War Graves yesterday (Sunday) with the laying of pebble poppies specially created by members of Sandown Brownies and Guides. Relatives of Private Albert Kingston, AV Stanley Butcher...

Staff teams from a recently formed voluntary sector self-help service are celebrating a successful first 12 months, after a string of positive outcomes across island communities. The Living Well approach launched towards the end of 2017 and was designed to...

Isle of Wight NHS Trust volunteer, Julian Parker, has been shortlisted for the HelpForce Champions - National awards for health volunteers 2018. The awards, which take place in central London on Thursday 8th November, will celebrate the varied ways in...

They’ve delighted families visiting the Isle of Wight since Easter, but as winter draws closer, the characters from the ‘We’re Going On An Isle of Wight Bear Hunt’ promotion have found 2 ‘forever homes’ to spend the rest of their...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has launched an online community to enable its customers to chat with one another, share experiences, thoughts and ideas and engage in lively debate about SSEN’s services. SSEN aims to put its customers at...

Dave Wendes at the controls of his Charter Boat , 'Wight Spirit' Scuba divers have launched the Isle of Wight’s first underwater dive trail around a 125-year-old wreck, in a move that is hoped will help boost the region’s charter...

St John Ambulance is urging everyone to learn basic first aid skills ahead of the Bonfire Night celebrations.  Its volunteers will be attending firework events across London and the South, so that anyone who needs first aid gets it quickly....

Electrician Jordan Power was delighted to return to his old school recently as part of an Island Roads volunteering team. Jordan and 4 colleagues answered a request from Nine Acres Primary for help in repainting the school’s hall. Using colours...