Local Community News

A new interactive map, entitled The Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War, is now connecting visitors to research, images, documents, 3D models and videos about 1,100+ WWI shipwrecks and archaeological sites off the south coast of England. This new resource...

Bill Shepard and Brian Greening Cowes Heritage's annual exhibition, which opened at Regatta House last Saturday, has received warm praise from the first visitors through the door. The exhibition is being held in memory of the late local historian Charles ‘Charlie’...

The New Carnival Company (NCC) has announced that the Isle of Wight Mardi Gras 2019 will take place on 29th June next year - and that’s not the only exciting news. The official launch of Mardi Gras 2019 will take...

The Ryde Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) is giving local young people in school Years 9 to 13 the chance to enter an art competition that could see their work displayed across the local area. The competition, aimed at raising awareness...

Nearly a hundred people visited Wellow Institute when Wellow Millennium Green Committee hosted its first Apple Day celebration. On display were 22 different heritage varieties of apples, ranging from little ‘Pigs Nose Pippins’ and brightly coloured Victorian ‘Lady Sudeleys’, to...

Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Dave Stewart, formally presented a very special tram to the IW Steam Railway last week during a ceremony that was attended by several people who have worked together in making this important piece...

Island wildlife from past to present, from fossils to live moths and the most microscopic, was supersized into brilliant focus last weekend by Discovery Bay as part of National Biology Week. The Bay-based science and nature team from Arc, Artecology,...

Julian and Sarah Russell The owners of a unique church-turned-holiday home are celebrating after scooping gold in a national travel awards programme run by leading UK holiday rental firm, Sykes Holiday Cottages, for the second consecutive year. Locals Sarah and...

Toy Story characters became a familiar sight at Island carnivals this year thanks to a group of family and friends. The efforts of the Bloomfield family has earned them the ‘Spirit of Carnival’ Award for 2018 for both their outstanding...

A local community group are wanting to hear from anyone who uses the play park in Nelson Road in Newport to ascertain what people would ideally like to see if the area was revamped. The Nelson Road Park Community Group,...