Local Community News

Junior ice hockey players, skaters and fans who were sponsored to take part in this year's Ryde Slide have presented a cheque for over £1,400 to Wight Ice Leisure. The hand over took place on Saturday afternoon outside the now-closed...

Conditions were perfect for the 2017 Solent Swim on Saturday, which is on course to raise around £20,000 for the West Wight Sports & Community Centre. 52 swimmers set off early on Saturday morning for the 1.2 mile swim from...

Gardeners on the Isle of Wight are being asked to look out for butterflies this Autumn after species struggled during the cold and wet summer holiday season. Butterfly numbers fell during August but the warm conditions in spring enabled many...

The Museum of Island History at Newport Guildhall and Newport Roman Villa are among more than 5,000 properties across the country to be opening free of charge on set days in September - as part of Heritage Open Days 2017....

Saturday Rock School is returning to Platform One later this month, offering the opportunity for instrumental development, rehearsals and performance skills for young people across the island, aged 12 to 16-years-old. Students need to sing or play guitar, bass or drums....

The Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers treated Wightlink passengers and crew to an onboard performance today (Wednesday). The musicians gave a 20 minute concert as they travelled to the Island on Wightlink’s flagship St Clare this morning and...

East meets West at Albert Cottage Hotel in East Cowes this month with the launch of the decadent 'Victoria & Abdul Afternoon Tea'. This Indian-inspired Afternoon Tea celebrates the forthcoming release of the biographical drama film 'Victoria & Abdul', which stars...

Wightlink has welcomed Bunty the Cow to its Fishbourne and Portsmouth car ferry terminals as part of the ongoing promotion of Isle of Wight Day. The official mascot of Isle of Wight Day (Saturday 23rd September 2017), created and donated...

Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Major General Martin White, recently presented The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service to Cowes-based Storeroom2010.  The award is said to be the MBE for voluntary groups and recognised the hard work of the...

The official unveiling of a new interpretive board, which highlights the heritage and wildlife of a historic wildlife pond, has taken place in Binstead today (Thursday). We like to think of old ponds as being natural features. However, most of...