Local Community News

Farmers are being urged to ‘Look out, Look up!’ as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) aims to raise safety awareness when working near overhead power lines and poles. Across its electricity networks both here in central southern England and...

The Community Navigator Project and the Phoenix Project IOW celebrated the 2 year anniversary of their community coffee morning on Thursday. Celebrations included decorating party hats, playing party games and pass the parcel along with delicious homemade food and of...

The former Perran Lodge Hotel in Shanklin has been transformed into 5 luxury holiday apartments, which marks an expansion for Island-based business Vectis Holiday Homes. Dove Court Holiday Apartments is soon to open on Cresent Road and boasts a mix...

National charity Guide Dogs is calling for urgent support from dog owners, as latest data reveals an alarming 12 guide dogs are attacked every month on average. In nearly 60% of these attacks the aggressor dog was off the lead....

Loren Thorn at theNew Shoots Exhibition A private viewing of The Ryde Art Collective's 'New Shoots' exhibition at Quarr Abbey blossomed into a fantastic jam packed evening on Wednesday 28th March. With over a 100 people attending the wine overflowed...

A flower bed and retaining wall on Sandown seafront were given an extensive makeover in time for Easter. The 25-metre section of wall at Pier Street has been repaired and upgraded by Island Roads in a 3-week project that has...

L-R: Tia Hockley, Dani Johnson and Robert Robinson. Photos by Graham Reading Robert Robinson joined dancer Tia Hockey to present work by Richard Chappell at Mountbatten Hospice on Thursday last week (29th March). For the past 4 years, BalletWorks has...

A new electric bike hire service has launched from an Island business, thanks to funding from the Isle of Wight Council. The Bay Boutique Bed and Breakfast, situated at Freshwater Bay, secured funding competitively from the Isle of Wight Council’s...

A small flag raising ceremony to mark 100 years of the Royal Air Force was held at Eastern Gardens in Ryde on Sunday morning. A group of people representing RAF Veterans, the Royal British Legion and uniformed youth groups gathered....

The Wight AID Foundation continues to grant and support local charities in their latest round of grant applications, with a further £5,000 distributed on the Isle of Wight. Wight AID raises funds from Island companies, investors and individuals looking for...