Local Community News

Quay Arts' Open Exhibition 2017 is the latest version of the biennial presentation based on a theme and this year’s exhibition contains sea and marine inspired works of art. With a title of ‘I must down to the seas again’...

A team of West Wight Sports & Community Centre staff and users are set to push themselves to their limits and beyond as part of a Quadrathon endurance challenge. The Ultra 40 Challenge is the brainchild of fitness instructor Julie...

Challenge & Adventure are looking for volunteers to help with basic stewarding at this year's Eklectica festival at Robin Hill on 9th/10th September. A total of 40 volunteers are required for each day in order to help with the smooth running...

Former Diabetes UK Chairman Dr Michael Hall, who is based in Cowes, has received a prestigious award for distinguished voluntary service to charities. Dr Hall, whose medical career has focused on eye screening research and the development of education services...

Comic Relief Community Cash grants of up to £1,000 each have been awarded across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to 47 smaller voluntary organisations and charitable groups carrying out great work helping local people living tough lives. The funds...

Paul Cassford, who joined the service in 1988 Isle of Wight Ambulance Service staff past and present, with a collective record of over 600 years’ service to the NHS, were recognised in a ceremony at Lakeside Hotel, Wootton Bridge last...

2 years ago it was a kind of mutual admiration society at the Isle of Wight's Shanklin Theatre when Joe Pasquale met one of his comedy heroes, Ryde-born Raymond Allen, the writer of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. The creator of...

Local people and visitors to the Isle of Wight enjoyed entertainment from a Hampshire-based 22-strong ukulele band earlier this month. Uke Box Glory took to the roads, courtesy of a Southern Vectis Needles Breezer, playing their way around the open...

Paul Howlett, a tomato farmer from the Isle of Wight, has received the highly commended award at this year’s prestigious M&S ‘Farming for the Future’ awards.  Paul came runner-up in the Innovation category thanks to his work as Senior Growing...

Islanders have just 1 week left to enter the Island’s largest horticultural competition at The Chale Show, which runs over the weekend of 5th and 6th August. Well over 1,500 entries are expected in the competition, spread out over some...