Local Community News

A charity worker is using the Isle of Wight Challenge to kick-start a trio of gruelling fundraising events he has signed up to in aid of a cause close to his heart.  Nathan Roberts will run 106km (65 miles) around...

Barratt Homes, in partnership with the RSPB is encouraging residents of new homes on the Isle of Wight to put a spring in the step of local wildlife this season. The homebuilder has teamed up with the RSPB to give...

Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation has thanked people in Ryde for helping it to reach its £7million donation milestone. 23 charities and good causes have received a total of £4,000 through the Society’s Ryde branch since the Charitable Foundation’s first...

Despite living with damaged lungs, Steve Owen from Knebworth in Hertfordshire is to take on the challenge of the 2017 Isle Of Wight Randonnee on Sunday 30th April as a training exercise in preparation for his planned 100 mile cycle ride...

Plans are well underway for the installation of the new climbing wall at West Wight Sports & Community Centre, which will take place at the beginning of May. The project has only been made possible thanks to the support the...

Children and their families have enjoyed a fun filled day out as a thank you for their involvement in research. Over 100 families were invited to join the Isle of Wight Study Team at Tapnell Farm in appreciation for their...

Channel 4’s 'Find It, Fix It, Flog It', presented by Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien, are looking for contributors on the Isle Of Wight for its upcoming new series. Producers are on the hunt for people with barns or sheds...

Neil and Michelle Payne from West Wight Alpacas are celebrating after scooping 6 major awards at the British Alpaca Society (BAS) National fleece show in Shropshire. The couple, who started the Wellow-based business just 7 years ago, sent their fleeces off...

A Catering Porter Supervisor at St Mary’s Hospital is preparing for his next challenge in support of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. Tom Johnson, who works at the Full Circle Restaurant at St Mary’s, is in training for the Isle of...

The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club is to make a donation of £1,500 to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway to assist the restoration of the steam locomotive 'Invincible'. In 2008, having run a successful car show and fundraising event on the Island...