Local Community News

A life-improving refurbishment of 2 bathrooms at SSAFA St Vincents in Ryde has been unveiled to a crowd of supporters, thanks to a £10,000 pledge from Southern Water. The award-winning care home on the outskirts of Binstead is dedicated to...

Around 20 residents of Chillerton and Gatcombe gave up their Sunday yesterday (23rd July) to trim some of the village's footpaths, wash the name signs and repair and paint the benches. Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish Council put out an appeal...

Island-based firm Novum Law have been busy raising funds for The Wight Brainy Bunch by selling lots and lots of cakes! Over the past couple of weeks almost £250 has been raised by selling doughnuts, cupcakes and pastries. The Wight...

19-year-old Misti Lekimenju from Newport has become 1 of 7 female finalists in PETA's UK and Ireland's Hottest Vegan Competition 2017. Isle of Wight-born Lekimenju is the daughter of a Masai warrior. She was inspired to go vegan after taking a...

An Island woman from Lake has raised a staggering £32,185 for St Mary’s Hospital Cancer Care service following a 16-month long fundraising campaign. Anne Taylor, 68, started her momentous fundraising challenge in December 2015 and has been hard at work...

Users of the Vectis Playing Field off Wellington Road in Newport can now benefit from a new stile to access the facility. A new stile has been installed by contractors working for the Isle of Wight Council as part of...

Isle of Wight dad Ben Lush has a very personal reason why he’ll be participating in this year’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 on Sunday 30th July 2017.  5 years ago, his son Noah was born 3 months prematurely at St Mary’s...

Newport Timebank has taken a step closer to being established thanks to a donation from Newport Parish Council. At a recent steering group meeting Cllr Peter Whiteman, vice-chairman of the Parish Council, presented a cheque for £750 to the group....

Cowes-based adventurer Natasha Lambert BEM has successfully become the youngest disabled woman to skipper a yacht from Scotland to Ireland. Her grand adventure started from South East Scotland on Monday at 10:30. 6 hours later Natasha triumphantly sailed into Carrickfergus,...

Local pupil training centre W.I.S.E (Workshop Initiative Supporting Education) recently celebrated its students’ successes with an annual open day. Councillors, students, parents and school staff were also able to enjoy an exciting Pinewood Derby style racing competition. WISE is Workshop...