Local Community News

Hospital inpatients can now sit by the bedside in chairs that offer better comfort with adjustable legs to suit people of all heights. 200 new chairs have been purchased by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and distributed to wards...

The Sporting Bears Motor Club recently organised a special day out for 5 Island families who are supported by the Joe Ellis Trust, which helps local children diagnosed with cancer and their families on the Island. The Bears had 5...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), the electricity distribution network operator for the Isle of Wight, is encouraging eligible customers to register for its free Priority Services Register (PSR) so they can receive the extra help they may need in...

Gurnard's Boxing Day Dip raised over £2,000 for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust this year. A lovely atmosphere was experienced on Tuesday with hundreds of people showing their support for the brave bathers, who turned out in strong numbers. The...

The fruits of a creative arts project on Wightlink’s Lymington to Yarmouth route have been shared with Islanders and mainlanders this winter. Wightlink has welcomed songwriters, poets and musicians on board its ships over the last 2 years to gain...

Patients, staff and visitors to St Mary’s Hospital enjoyed an evening of Christmas carols in the Full Circle Restaurant last Thursday evening (21st December), which also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Trust’s Chaplaincy Service. The evening was attended by over...

Aspire Ryde was able to help 38 families in need this Christmas through the donation of a food hamper, as part of the charity's 'Food for Thought' campaign. In the week leading up to Christmas a team of volunteers quietly...

Volunteers and partners of the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital did a Christmas Day round of the wards on Monday, to give small gifts from their trolley to patients and staff. The exercise, lasting over 2 hours, is an annual...

Bright lights, brass bands, a golden Christmas tree and a liberal sprinkling of snow brought magic and the Christmas spirit to Battery Gardens in Sandown Bay last weekend. Hundreds of people attended this year’s Christmas Garden - a free community...

Newport Methodist Church came alive to the sounds of Christmas as Cowes Concert Band rounded off its festive tour. The 28-strong brass band played to a capacity audience at the Quay Street church - the ensemble's final Christmas concert of...