Local Community News

Photos by Paul Windridge ‘Samphire’, the Island’s company for mature dancers and their friends, have once again been surprising walkers and surfers by dancing on the beach and the cliff tops at Compton Bay.  This time they were dancing German...

On Wednesday (16th May), from 14:00 until 16:00, Action on Hearing Loss will be at Argyll House Surgery in Ryde offering FREE hearing checks. This service is available exclusively on the Isle of Wight for over 18s as part of the Charity’s...

Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh MBE gave expert advice and a talk on his television career to over 120 guests at an Isle of Wight charity fundraising event for St John Ambulance earlier this month. Gardening anecdotes aplenty, the popular presenter...

Entries are now being sought for the Isle of Wight Community Action Awards 2018. The aim of the competition is to encourage and reward the dedication within the voluntary sector, focusing on volunteering, local achievement and self-help. These Awards celebrate...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is urging communities across central southern England to apply for grant-funding of up to £20,000 from its Resilient Communities Fund before the closing date this coming Tuesday (15th May).  Through this latest round of...

Staff at Island Roads have lent a helping hand to community nursery Care in the Garden as one of its latest projects supported through its company volunteering scheme. Highways operatives volunteered to help dig out and lay a new footpath...

Cyclist Chris Morey has a set himself a new goal – to give something back to the sport he used to play. Back in 2007, Chris’s beach soccer career, which included four England caps, was ended by a serious knee...

Isle of Wight housebuilder David Wilson Homes has launched a new guide to help boost the area’s falling hedgehog population. As the housebuilding industry marks New Homes Week (14th-18th May) the company is educating the public on how it can...

Wightlink has teamed up with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to educate customers about the amazing marine life of the Solent through entertaining interactive presentations onboard ferries. The Trust has been awarded a £640,300 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)...

There was the chance to try sailing for free and find out more about what is on offer at Yarmouth Sailing Club last Saturday. Young sailor Patrick Tate and other instructors were on hand to welcome anyone wanting to try...