Local Community News

Ventnor Medical Centre on Albert Street is holding 2 free walk-in flu clinics later this month. Many people think that flu is just a bad cold, but it isn’t - flu can develop into more serious illness such as bronchitis...

Warmth and bright sunshine were the order of the opening day of TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show. Based in Mayflower Park, next door to the Red Funnel terminal, the 10 day event is the first of an initial 2 years sponsorship...

Betty Edkins, a long-term volunteer with the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital café and shop, recently had her 90th birthday celebrated in style in the hospital foyer, in front patients, visitors and staff. After blowing out candles on a cake specially...

A Ryde pub has been acclaimed for the quality of its real ale by members of the local Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branch. Fowler & Co., in Union Street, is listed in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2018. Local branch...

Handy 'Happy Little Helpers' shopping lists are now available in more than 300 Asda stores across the country, including the Isle of Wight's new store, to make trips to the supermarket less stressful for autistic children. They were created by...

Red Funnel is supporting Age Friendly Island’s second annual Celebrating Age Festival from 1st-7th October. The festival starts on International Older Persons Day on Sunday 1st October and continues with events across the Island all week.  The Festival aims to...

The Comic Relief Core Strength - Local Community Fund is now open for online grant applications of between £1,000-£10,000, for groups across the whole of Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight. Grants will be awarded to groups that can...

Osborne House with the Peggy Jarman Trophy. Photo by Alan and Suzanne Whitewood Northwood House in Cowes was once again the venue for the awards ceremony for this year’s Wight in Bloom competition, sponsored by Red Funnel. From the 131...

Heathrow Airport has unveiled over 200 stunning 'GREAT' campaign images across Terminal 3, displaying a mix of heritage sites pioneering British businesses and cultural attractions across the UK, including the Isle of Wight. The UK Government's GREAT Britain campaign artwork at Heathrow showcases the many...

It’s estimated that the UK uses more than half a million tonnes of metal packaging in a year. From biscuit tins to aerosol cans, we make contact with metal packaging every day of our lives. So what happens next –...