Local Community News

The Island's MP, Bob Seely, paid a visit to local charity Pan Together at their Downside Community Centre base in Newport on Saturday (10th March). Mr Seely asked to visit the community centre after café manager Gayna Ryan had emailed him...

A nursery providing work for up to 30 people with special needs is ‘saying it with flowers’ for the enjoyment of patients and staff at St Mary’s Hospital, thanks to a grant from the hospital’s Friends. Members of the Care...

A determined group of walkers will set off from Cowes on Saturday 14th April in a unique challenge to help 60,000 people across the country living with a brain tumour. Each with their own very personal reasons for taking part,...

More than half of older adults in care homes have tooth decay. To combat this, Bembridge Dental Practice is participating in a pilot project to provide free of charge Oral Health Assessments to residents in care homes on the Island....

Planning for this year’s Classic Buses, Beer and Walks Weekend, which is set to take place over the weekend of 13th/14th October, is well underway. Although more than 7 months away, there is a huge amount of preparatory work to...

A charity that provides much-needed breaks for families affected by cancer has been given a welcome boost by Island company Wight Sails and ferry company Wightlink. Sail 4 Cancer generates money by turning unwanted sails into various bags using a...

Age UK Isle of Wight have this week received notification that they will receive £34,000 to continue to deliver their successful LGBTQI Domestic Abuse and Hate Crime Support Project, for a further year. The local Island charity has secured the...

Islanders are being urged to make their vote count in a national competition today (Monday). The Isle of Wight has been nominated as a top Holiday Destination for the Countryfile Magazine awards. Voting closes today (Monday 5th March) and we’re...

L-R: Jacquie Harvey, Kerry Hiscock, Shirley Saunders. Rachael Woods and Carla Oliver Members of Girlguiding Isle of Wight celebrated World Thinking Day last week, following the theme of 'Impact'. One of the bigger events to take place on the day...

2 Isle of Wight Council staff members are getting set for a Marathon challenge this spring, in aid of charity. Commercial services manager, Sean Newton, is running the Bath Half marathon on 4th March to raise funds for the Wessex...