Local Community News

Storeroom2010 has received a ‘Highly Commended’ recognition in the Community Group Award category at the BBC Radio Solent Make a Difference Awards 2025. The awards ceremony took place on 9th September at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, with more than 400 nominations...

An Isle of Wight mum living with Stage 4 breast cancer has completed a gruelling 90km cycle challenge in Scotland, raising £1,500 for Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer. Victoria Coles took part in the Tour de 4 last weekend - a...

Creative pupils from Oakfield Primary School in Ryde have been celebrated at County Hall after winning a flag design competition as part of this year’s PEACH Games. The theme of the 2025 PEACH Games was the Island Games, and each...

A popular Isle of Wight holiday club has secured a new permanent base in Ryde – ensuring its future for years to come. Scallywags Fun Club will relocate to the site of Oakfield CE Primary School following the closure of...

Residents at Old Charlton House in Cowes were treated to a Hawaiian-themed summer party with sunshine, sparkles and smiles all round. The annual event saw the home transformed into a tropical paradise, complete with a Tiki Bar and a vibrant...

Audiences of GASP's forthcoming production of G&S' The Sorcerer have an extra treat in store. An aria, cut before the show's London premiere in 1877 and subsequently lost, has been forensically reconstructed from an incomplete set of orchestral parts by...

Following 5 years in post  Girlguiding's Island Commissioner Linda Stone and her two assistants, Anne Watson and Donna Sanders-Steel have stepped down in accordance with Girlguiding policy. Having served during the Covid crisis, when a number of units kept meetings...

A cream tea fundraiser at Briddlesford Farm has raised an impressive £1,169 to support Island families through local charity Home-Start. Hosted by Home-Start Patron Judi Griffin, the annual event welcomed volunteers, trustees and supporters – both past and present –...

Network Ryde Youth Service has celebrated the 5th anniversary of its allotment on Quarry Road - a project that has grown into a thriving, sustainable space for young people across the Isle of Wight. To mark the occasion on Thursday...

Vibe Studio in Sandown is set to host a high-energy charity Spinathon next month, bringing together the Isle of Wight community for a full day of fitness in support of young people across the Island. The event on Sunday 5th...