Local Community News

The Friends of St Mary’s Hospital have responded to a plea to provide dementia-friendly items to the hospital’s Shackleton Ward. A range of bright yellow plastic crockery, red toilet seats, jigsaws, specially designed clocks and other activity items have been Pprchased...

The latest specialist equipment to listen to the heartbeat of babies still in the womb is now available to the midwives of St Mary’s Hospital, thanks to the hospital’s Friends. 12 dopplers, costing a total of £5,658, are being used...

One of the defibrillators donated by The Wight Strollers There’s no greater gift than the gift of life and that’s exactly what the Wight Strollers take great pride in offering the community. The Wight Strollers have donated a total of...

For the sixth consecutive year, the Island’s community has voted Earl Mountbatten Hospice’s Walk the Wight as the people’s choice. At a ceremony on Thursday night (1st February), the hospice’s epic fundraiser was named the best way to explore outdoors...

Research into the effect that birthing balls can have on pain perception during early labour is being explored on the Island. As part of her PhD Clinical Doctorate Midwife, Dominique Mylod, will be recruiting pregnant women who are ‘low risk’...

Passenger Den Barlow with bus driver Gill Arnell Southern Vectis held a special event in Newport this week, aimed at concessionary bus pass users. The Isle of Wight bus operator was highlighting the importance of concessionary travel - not just to those...

Exemplary Isle of Wight Council officers were celebrated recently, in recognition and thanks for their outstanding contributions to the Isle of Wight over the past 12 months. The event, held at Cowes Yacht Haven on 19th January, saw 104 nominations...

One of the Island's most popular play areas, JR Zone, is set to re-open this weekend following a flood earlier in the week. Disaster struck on Tuesday when an 18-inch water main burst to the rear of the JR Zone...

This spring will see the launch of the very first Isle of Wight Children’s Festival, taking place during the Easter Holidays from the 12th-14th April 2018. For 3 days the Ventnor Exchange team will be transforming the Island’s Quay Arts...

Organisations, groups and projects who are working to tackle social exclusion are once again being encouraged to apply for grant aid from the Isle of Wight Foundation. For the fifth year running, the Foundation – comprising the partners behind the...