Local Community News

Bembridge Harbour Trust has been selected by Southern Co-op’s Bembridge store as its fundraising partner for the year, supporting the charity’s efforts to protect the ecology and viability of Bembridge Harbour. The Trust, formed to protect and enhance the benefit...

Green fingered primary school children rallied round to plant flowers and herbs at Sandown Train Station on Tuesday following recent vandalism. Children and their teachers from The Bay CE Primary School filled planters with colourful blooms and native herbs, replacing...

A grandad from the Isle of Wight, who travelled 800 miles for state-of-the-art cancer treatment, has praised the doctors who treated him. Barry Osman, 70, from Freshwater, was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and enlarged lymph nodes after a routine...

The Isle of Wight NHS has launched a Facebook page to share information about its mental health services, signpost and offer self-help tips to the Island community. Of the island’s 144,720 population around 16,220 people live with depression, 7,589 people...

Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year scheme is back for the tenth year and the Island's Newport store is now calling for local charities to nominate themselves to be its next flagship local charity partner. At the end of May,...

Photos: Graham Reading Photography Lady Sally Grylls was joined by Isle of Wight's new High Sheriff, Gioia Minghella-Giddens, at a special Dementia UK fundraising event in Ryde last Saturday (12th May). Cream teas and raffle prizes were aplenty at Busy...

Multi-award winning Isle of Wight based design studio, Brightbulb Design have announced a yearly charity scheme; nominating Ryde-based charity the ‘Caring Cancer Trust’ as their official charity partner for this financial year. Brightbulb, led by founder Matt Jeffery, have supported...

Franki and Chris of The New Carnival Company (Photos: www.grahamreading.com) The New Carnival Company, organisers of the ‘All along the Riverbank’ event over the May Bank Holiday, have proclaimed it a ‘scorching success’ after over 3,000 people were recorded participating...

An appeal to local charities and good causes to bid for a share of up to £80,000 has resulted in 23 applications to the Isle of Wight Foundation. Organisations were invited to apply for grants of between £3,000 and £16,000...

A Samaritans volunteer from the Isle of Wight will be donning his posh suit for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday bash next Tuesday (22nd May). Barry Rist will bring 22 years of volunteering experience to the...