Local Community News

Electro-indie quintet, Nakamarra, are to release their new single ‘Hide' later this month. Since forming in mid-2016, the band have been proving their worth both on the live scene and in the studio. After releasing their debut EP 'ZACAPA' in...

Age UK Isle of Wight are calling for adventurous fundraisers to take on the incredible challenge of a sponsored tandem skydive from over 12,000ft. The jump, going from Sandown Airport on Thursday 19th July, will offer each jumper an unrivalled aerial...

Organisers of The Wight Proms have announced the event's collaboration with Island charity Independent Arts, which will help to give the local community exposure to various forms of artistic expression. The brand-new festival will deliver open-air picnic concerts celebrating the...

Life saving volunteers in Ryde and Newport are appealing for more people to join them, and will be holding an open evening on Thursday for people to find out more. The Isle of Wight’s St John Ambulance adult units provide...

Photos by Robert Longford Photography This week over 200 children from 7 Island primary schools took part in Isle Dance - an exciting new dance competition for primary school pupils. The competition was jointly organised by Gurnard Primary School and...

The force was strong for WightFibre and UKSA at the Charity Premiere of Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, which took place at Cineworld in Newport to a capacity audience of 292 VIP Guests on the film’s release back in...

The Isle of Wight Council is backing the national campaign to get half a million people out and about cleaning up their local community. The Great British Spring Clean campaign, led by Keep Britain Tidy, takes place between 2nd and...

Isle of Wight writer Kieran Larwood has been nominated for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious accolades in the world of children’s books. Larwood is shortlisted in the Younger Fiction category for...

Island Roads volunteers have joined efforts to create a new sensory garden at Wootton Primary School. The school is working hard to complete the garden – funded by a £5,000 grant from the 'Tesco Bags of Help Community Awards -...

2nd Ryde Sea Scout Group, an organisation which works to promote the development of young people in the Isle of Wight, has received much-needed support from Anglian Home Improvements in the form of 2 new windows worth £1,000. To mark...