Local Community News

Shakespeare Schools Festival, the world's largest youth drama project, is coming to the Isle of Wight this Autumn and 3 local schools are set to take part. Students from around 900 schools across the UK are getting involved with the...

A man who said he would have died but for prompt emergency treatment he received in Newtown Estuary this Summer has paid a ‘thank you’ visit to Cowes RNLI lifeboat station. Jack Cameron-Wallace, who was accompanied on the visit by...

An Isle of Wight aviator, who died just 45 days before the end of World War I, has been commemorated thanks to the efforts of a newly formed charity. As the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI approaches, Wight...

Lakeside Park Hotel in Wootton was the venue for the 4th annual Celebrating Age Awards, sponsored by the Wright Estate Agency, last Thursday (4th October). Emma Lincoln from Age Friendly Island welcomed everyone to the awards ceremony and introduced Jack...

Members of the Isle of Wight Green Party attended a Party Conference in Bristol last weekend, were they were photographed being photobombed by Caroline Lucas MP whilst comparing notes with fellow councillors from the Isle of Man. Andrew Bentley, Green...

People Matter IW and The Independent Living Centre have retained their internationally recognised ISO 9001 certification in 2018. ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and can be used by any organisation, large or small, regardless...

Islanders are being urged to get involved with the work of Mountbatten during an annual national campaign to raise awareness of hospice care.  The theme of this year’s Hospice Care Week, which takes place 8th to 14th October 2018, is ‘Heart my hospice’. Organised by...

This Year’s Celebrating Age Festival promoted the richness and diversity of the Isle of Wight’s communities with over 60 events to interest residents across the Island. With several events every day for more than a week there was so much...

Southern Vectis helped make the Isle of Wight’s Celebrating Age Festival Week a big success - by laying on 2 special events. The local bus operator arranged a mystery tour on Monday for some of the Island’s older residents -...

A new project which aims to work closely with local Neighbourhood Watch schemes across the Isle of Wight has been successfully launched at an event in Ryde. Age UK Isle of Wight’s new ‘Neighbourhood Watch Plus’ project sets out to...