Local Community News

More than 800 people took a magical lantern walk with the New Carnival Company (NCC) to experience Dark Nights at The Garlic Farm last weekend (26th/27th October). Participants were treated to an array of impressive illuminated creatures and installations created...

More than 650 crafted poppies will form part of a display at Ryde Library to honour residents in the area who died during the First World War. Members of the public have spent weeks making the poppies for the exhibition...

The Isle of Wight Council's empty property officer, Will Taylor, has been involved with a housing issue of a different kind this autumn. As a volunteer for Isle of Wight Hedgehog Rescue, he recently had a call out to Ryde...

Shanklin are celebrating their success in the South East England In Bloom Awards, winning not only the best Coastal Community of its size for the region, but a Silver Gilt Award overall. The judges highlighted the contribution made to the...

Isle of Wight Charity Independent Arts has received funding from The Dunhill Medical Trust to launch an ambitious 2-year project to make care homes a hub for creativity and the arts. The funding will allow care homes to receive staff...

An excited group of Guides from several Girlguiding Units across the Isle of Wight had the time of their lives recently by seeing some of their favourite artistes including The Vamps and New Hope Club at Wembley Arena. The girls...

Vix Lowthion, the Green Party's national spokesperson for education, joined dozens of other parents, teachers and councillors in Westminster this week in support of the campaign for funding to help children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The National...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is making its Priority Services Register (PSR) more accessible by developing an Easy Read leaflet for those who need extra support during a power cut. Easy Read is a simple way of making material...

The Waterside Community Trust is asking the local community to help with fundraising efforts to buy a defibrillator for the beach lifeguard service at Ryde. Ryde Beach is extremely busy with locals and tourists over the summer months, with an...

Independent Arts' Anxiety Café participants launched their first photographic exhibition this week. The Quay Street Triangle is an exhibition of photographs looking at the area around Quay Street where the group meet. The exhibition is a culmination of a 4-week...