Local Community News

Mountbatten volunteers will be thanked for their contribution during national Volunteers’ Week, which runs from Friday (1st June) until Thursday 7th June. Around 500 volunteers give their time and skills in all areas alongside Mountbatten’s end of life experts, supporting people...

Staff at Wightlink’s Fishbourne terminal have been treated to a refreshing and nutritious thank you treat by top Island chef, Robert Thompson. Robert recently handed out chilled gazpacho to staff to help quench their thirst during the recent warm weather....

Youngsters from across the Island have competed to design a new and exciting way across the River Medina as part of the regeneration plans for Newport Harbour. From these entries 8 winners are now out to public vote for the...

Thousands of avid tweeters will be joined online by big names from the world of film, TV and sport today (Friday) for ‘The Big weet’ for Missing Children, a 24-hour tweetathon aiming to find missing children on International Missing Children’s...

To celebrate the launch of her latest book, children’s author and illustrator Zoe Sadler has teamed up with Lord Louis Library and Waterstones in Newport to run an art competition. ‘Chasing Butterflies’ is Zoe’s third children’s book and is set...

One of the Island’s best-known sporting stars has celebrated her 80th birthday – and shows no signs of slowing up. Swimmer Jenny Ball, of Newport, is busy preparing for another season of events across the country and beyond. She did...

Swimmers and staff at Ryde’s Waterside Pool are seeing the benefits of new LED lighting throughout the building after a £2,000 grant from E.ON’s Energising Communities Fund enabled the Waterside Community Trust to replace all of its old lights. The...

When Bembridge-based Andrew Sibley isn’t working on overhead power lines or underground electricity cables across the Isle of Wight, he can often be found out on the Solent helping to save lives and rescuing vessels and people who have come...

Students from Christ the King College recently visited Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely in his Island office for a question and answer session. The Year 9 and 10 pupils went to Northwood House as part of Oxfam’s Make Schools...

Staff from Island Roads have given a church hall a new lease of life as part of their community volunteering scheme. St John’s Church is a thriving hub in the heart of Wroxall and home to an endless list of...