Local Community News

Could you help the Neighbourhood Policing Team in Ventnor by volunteering your time? Hampshire Constabulary are now looking for a volunteer administrator to join the team. Tasks will include researching and identifying specific community issues, undertaking clerical and administrative tasks...

St Helens parish councillors and Isle of Wight Council ward members have welcomed the news that the re-opening of the Mill Path on St Helens Causeway has been brought forward to early July 2018, from the permitted and publicised date...

The Isle of Wight’s approach to supporting families has gained government recognition. The family hub model, designed by the Isle of Wight Council and delivered by Barnardo’s, was discussed by experts at 10 Downing Street in London recently. The hub...

Councillor Michael Lilley The Vice Chair of the Isle of Wight Council Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Michael Lilley (Green Independent), who is also a member of the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Adult Social Care and Health, has joined up with...

St Thomas of Canterbury and Shalfleet Primary Schools have become the latest 24/7 Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) sites for the Isle of Wight NHS Ambulance service. This is thanks to the Wight Strollers donating their seventh Public Access Defibrillator and...

East Cowes charity MAD-AID is supporting a hospital in Moldova by sending a truck load of hospital beds from St Mary's Hospital in Newport. A truck was loaded with 40 electrical/profile beds and other items on Tuesday thanks to a donation...

Isle of Wight law firm, Churchers Solicitors, has welcomed a new team member to its growing Ryde office. Yvonne Stone, who specialises in Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection, has joined Churchers’ Union Street office as a...

A team from Isle of Wight Pearl will next week be getting their hands dirty by helping to finish off the garden at Haylands Farm in Ryde, so that it can be enjoyed by clients, staff and visitors alike. Haylands...

Ben Bolland, a Civil Servant from Seaview, is set to cycle 150 miles around the Isle of Wight on Friday (22nd June), before taking on the Prudential Ride 100 2018 bike ride just a month later in memory of his mum,...

As part of International Women in Engineering Day, Island Roads is celebrating its female staff and reminding everyone that the industry thrives on having a diverse workforce. Island Roads offers careers in a range of disciplines from highway maintenance and...