Local Community News

Freshwater Fire Station is hosting a free first aid training session on Tuesday 13th June, provided by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service Training Department, covering how to deal with choking in babies and children. The training session has been...

Shocked by the ongoing saga of the Cowes Floating Bridge and the ensuing hardship that East Cowes businesses are facing as a result, Julie Jones-Evans and Lyn Blackledge are reviving their Cash Mob initiative from 2012 to show support and...

Members of Cowes RNLI Lifeboat Station played their part in the RNLI’s Mayday Yellow Welly event by parading through the town with a specially inscribed wellington boot in a child’s inflatable dinghy.  The Cowes stop-off was all part of the...

In celebration of 30 years of Rainbows, members of the Needles Section recently attended an afternoon of fun learning, activities and games at Corf Camp. 2017 sees the 30th anniversary of the first Rainbow units across the UK and on the Island the...

A company offering a luggage service to festival revellers are looking for volunteers to work this years Isle of Wight Festival, with a free festival pass on offer in exchange for your time. Volunteers are required to work just 16...

Following a recent visit to Medina Court in Newport, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the Isle of Wight, Bob Seely, has given his support to long suffering residents who have declared nearby Mill Street 'unsafe'. Residents have frequently complained about near misses due...

Today (Saturday) marks the start of an ambitious, national relay involving 100 young people in recovery from cancer from all over the UK. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust Round Britain 2017 will set off from the charity's northern base in...

A new campaign to unite people who love the countryside and believe it is worth investment and should remain a vital national priority has been unveiled by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). The organisation which represents landowners, farmers...

A fascinating new project to record people’s memories of family and social life in Newport is proving to be a success. Newport Parish Council's 'Newport Living History’ project is initially focusing on the Orchard Street and Church Litten areas. Displays...

The rural Scout Camp at Corf, near Shalfleet, is hoping to set up it’s own Men’s Shed to help with the ongoing maintenance of the site. Age UK IOW was recently approached by the Isle of Wight Scouts to see...