Local Community News

The Cowes-based charity Storeroom2010 has been announced as a winner of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. Using furniture donated by Island residents, Storeroom2010 is able to offer a good variety of items, at competitive prices, to those who are...

19-year-old Dayita Sagger-Hayward has this week launched her new solo act, just days before her Isle of Wight Festival performance this coming weekend. On Sunday evening the Island-based rising star gave a truly unique 20 minute performance of singing and dancing to...

A group of children from Chernobyl had a surprise ending to a recuperative holiday to the Isle of Wight thanks to Wightlink Ferries. The group of 6 children aged between 9 and 11 were treated to a Bridge visit aboard...

Aspire Ryde has been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Services (QAVS) for 2017. The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities....

Volunteers at Shanklin Community Library have recently been presented with certificates by the Mayor of Shanklin and the Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet Member for Heritage, Cllr John Hobart, as part of June's National Volunteers' Week. Shanklin Town Council took over...

This year’s Gatcombe & Chillerton Scarecrow Festival ran from Saturday 27th May to Sunday 4th Jun and with good weather on most days came a steady flow of visitors throughout the area. Festival organisers state that they have been running...

Gardeners across the Isle of Wight are being asked to help the UK’s beleaguered butterflies, bees and moths by making the Island the most pollinator-friendly location in the UK. Butterfly Conservation is trying to discover which UK county is home to...

Carisbrooke-based author Mary Grand has built on the success of her book of short stories 'Catching the Light' by releasing it as an audio book. To bring the book to life, Mary has teamed up with professional voice artist Petrina...

Tony Feld Isle of Wight artist Tony Feld has been shortlisted for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s (DSWF) Wildlife Artist of the Year award. Celebrating its 10th year, the international event will showcase some of the world’s best wildlife art...

91-year-old Joan Livingstone is taking on a challenge of a lifetime by jumping out of a plane in a tandem skydive in aid of Age UK Isle of Wight. Joan’s skydive, from over 12,000ft, is going from Sandown Airport on...