Local Community News

A compact fluid warming cabinet, purchased by the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital, is proving to be a much-appreciated addition to the equipment in the Emergency Department. The special cabinet has cost the Friends a total of £4,482, but is...

Royal Collection Trust / © HM Queen Elizabeth II 2018) Osborne House will be featured on BBC Four this evening (Tuesday) as part of a landmark television series Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection. Part of...

A film about why poor body image has become such a global issue was screened in Ventnor on Saturday (27th January) as part of a health and wellbeing boutique experience day. The event, hosted by Sarah Brown of Source Energy,...

Parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities can make use of the Isle of Wight Council’s fully accessible holiday accommodation at a subsidised rate this year. Bookings are now being taken for 3, 4 and 7 night...

The Earl Mountbatten Hospice in Newport has received a donation of £2,440 from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF). The annual donation is made as a thank you to the whole team who provide expert medical, nursing and domiciliary end of...

Aspire Ryde are celebrating this week after receiving a staggering £39,880 in funding - money which has been raised through The Health Lottery.  The grant has been awarded by People’s Health Trust through Active Communities, a funding programme which invests in local...

To mark Safer Internet Day on 6th February 2018, the NSPCC and the London Grid for Learning (LGfL DigiSafe) is urging primary and secondary schools across the Isle of Wight to take part in a free pupil online safety survey....

The Vicar of St Paul's Church (Gatten) and the Mayor of Shanklin have paid tribute to the 45 residents and firefighters of Shanklin that were killed in World War II. Individual memorials and knitted poppies have been placed outside the...

L-R: Sister Lesley-Anne Moody with Friends volunteer Sylvia Thorne Nurses in the Pre-Assessment and Admissions Unit (PAAU) of St Mary’s Hospital no longer have to share phlebotomy trolleys, thanks to a grant from the Friends of St Mary's. As a...

As part of its HoverCare programme to develop greater understanding of the needs of all its customers, Hovertravel recently welcomed a group of children and their parents from Greenmount Community School.  This school, situated just outside Ryde, has been an...