Local Community News

A family in Niton marked Isle of Wight Day in a unique way - by sweeping the board at the Parish Council's art competition for children. Amelia Mumford, 7, won £25 first prize for her drawing of a fox and her brothers, Sam...

Islanders Denise Collis and Adrian Brewer met up in Jinja, Uganda this week to fly the Island Flag at the source of the River Nile. Denise, who is working in Uganda on medical outreach and Adrian Brewer of local charity...

Property Consultancy firm Sanderson Weatherall has been appointed to sell Silver Glades Caravan Park at Cranmore near Yarmouth. Due to retirement, Silver Glades is available for the first time in 15 years and has been put on the market at...

Shanklin has scooped a Silver award at the South East England In Bloom awards this week, whilst also being named as the best coastal town with under 12,000 residents. Judges Peter Holman and Mike Fitt highlighted the quality of the...

Photos: Graham Reading Photography Trustees, volunteers and members of the community came together to celebrate Aspire Ryde's receiving of The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service on Saturday (16th September). The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given...

A Ryde Academy student is the winner of a new annual trophy awarded by Wightlink to recognise responsible fishing from Ryde Pier. Liam Forbes, 12, a member of the Vectis Boating and Fishing Club, recently received the Wightlink Award for...

Unable to participate in last weekend's worldwide 'Bart's Bash' sailing event due to the tidal conditions, cadets from Brading Haven Yacht Club took to the Red Funnel ferry to help to share the message about the Andrew Simpson Foundation and...

EBP South has been left speechless after a call out to businesses to provide support for their Your Future programme had over 30 businesses quickly come forward to support it. Last Wednesday (13th September) the first day of the 3-day Your...

An Isle of Wight dairy farm will celebrate World School Milk Day on Wednesday 27th September with a visit by youngsters from an Island primary school. Briddlesford Lodge Farm at Wootton will host Year 4 pupils from Queensgate Foundation Primary School,...

Schools on the Isle of Wight are in with the chance to win £1,000 for their breakcast club by entering the annual Kellogg's Breakfast Club Awards. Any school with a breakfast club can enter the awards, with 1 club from each region...