Local Community News

Local teenager Christina, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair or walking sticks to get around, is enjoying a confidence boost and new found independence thanks to Island charity Ability Dogs 4 Young People. Christina's condition can be very limiting...

VIDEO: It’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week (14th-20th November 2016) and the Infection Control Team at St Mary’s Hospital are encouraging Islanders to be ‘antibiotic aware’ to help save this vital medicine from becoming obsolete. Antibiotics treat infections by killing bacteria,...

The national influence of the innovative work carried out by Earl Mountbatten Hospice is growing and will be highlighted at this week’s Hospice UK conference (16th-18th November 2016). The Isle of Wight’s hospice has been invited to display 6 posters which...

91-year-old Joyce Henley-Hudson from Shanklin has thanked the national sight loss charity Blind Veterans UK for the free support and services she has received, and is encouraging other blind or vision-impaired veterans to get in touch.   Joyce was born...

Public affairs agency, The Whitehouse Consultancy, owned by Isle of Wight Councillor Chris Whitehouse (Newport West Ward), has been shortlisted in the ‘Consultancy Campaign of the Year’ category at this year’s UK Public Affairs awards. The agency will compete against...

The importance of supporting dying people to make meaningful choices is being highlighted as Earl Mountbatten Hospice marks Occupational Therapy Week (7th to 13th November 2016). Occupational Therapy in a hospice setting aims to improve the patient’s quality of life...

Nearly £650 has been raised at an auction of postcard-sized art, in a joint initiative by Blue Fox Gallery and the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. The artworks had been created in celebration of Isle of Wight Day and were later donated...

The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, is encouraging Islanders not to miss the opportunity to enter the ballot for up to 2 tickets for a trip to London, including a tour of the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 29th November. A Southern Vectis...

Girlguides are working with Tesco on the Farm to Fork trail - a free challenge for younger members, centred around healthy eating. Nationally, Girlguiding has a 3-year partnership with Tesco’s campaign about getting young members to eat healthily and learn...

Sarah Dawson, Sales and Development Manager at Red Funnel Ferries, and her team have been shortlisted in the LOtC Innovator category in the national Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC). The awards are presented annually by...