Local Community News

A sailor from Ventor who single-handedly completed a 7000-mile transatlantic voyage from the Isle of Wight to New York has been recognised for his efforts by a leading diabetes charity. Adam Pereira, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when...

A new public access defibrillator (PAD), which can be called upon 24 hours a day, has taken its place on the outside wall of Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club on Shanklin Esplanade. Using funds donate to them by Shanklin Rotary Club,...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is encouraging venues across the Island to apply to host Radio 4’s Any Questions panel show in the future after a successful broadcast last week. The long running BBC show, hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby,...

Photos: The Electric Eye Photography Food, drink and craft producers from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight gathered at Briddlesford Farm on Monday (4th June) for a business networking event organised by local food group, Hampshire Fare. Guests were welcomed...

A company offering a luggage service to festival revellers are looking for volunteers to work this year's Isle of Wight Festival, with a free festival pass on offer in exchange for your time. The work offer has been popular with...

2 new Men’s Sheds are set to open on the Isle of Wight soon, as part of the ongoing work by Age UK Isle of Wight and the Ageing Better Programme. After the overwhelming success of an Acoustic Music Shed in...

4 voluntary groups on the Isle of Wight  who work in the community have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for voluntary groups in the UK. The groups that were successful this year were: Northwood...

Following in the footsteps of Julia Margaret Cameron, renowned Czech photographer Honza Sakar's first UK exhibition has opened on the Isle of Wight. Appropriately, his one-man show is at Dimbola, once Julia’s home, in Freshwater Bay. How this exhibition came...

As part of national Volunteers’ Week (1st-7th June) Hampshire Constabulary are recognising the valuable contribution these members of the public make to the policing family on the Isle of Wight. Later today (Monday) a celebrating volunteers event will be held...

There was family garden fun at Newport Roman Villa this week and with £1 entry for all (including admission and all activities) it was bargain fun all round for those who attended. This drop in event was enjoyed by hundreds...