Local Community News

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...

An Island woman was among 2,000 people invited to a Service of Dedication at St Paul’s Cathedral in London to mark 100 years of the Order of the British Empire. Suzanne Whitewood, of Newport, received an MBE in 2011 in...

Volunteer Week (1st - 7th June) is celebrating the efforts of more than 400 volunteers working at St Mary’s Hospital and across the Island community, whose support contributes to making every patient’s visit to hospital or clinic a better experience. From...

Ventnor Botanic Garden has announced the appointment of a new Head Chef, Brad Roe, at the garden's Edulis Restaurant. Having grown up in Essex, Brad and his family moved to the Isle of Wight when he was 14-years-old. After college...

Do you fancy having a go at parachuting from 10,000 feet? Islanders are being given the opportunity to do just that whilst raising funds for local charity Ability Dogs 4 Young People. The tandem jump starts with a 20 second...

UKSA have celebrated the success of their Further Education students at their annual graduation ceremony held at the charity and maritime training centre's base in Cowes. The evening of celebration saw the students receive certificates of graduation in the presence...