Local Community News

As part of the Heritage Lottery funded East Wight 'Down to the Coast' project, Timetaxi CIC - the Island's community interest company for heritage - are working to support Islanders in engaging with their local heritage and historic buildings. Timetaxi...

As Remembrance Day nears, Wightlink are supporting the Royal British Legion’s Handy Van service to help veterans, serving members of the military and their families to stay safe at home. Handy Vans visit homes across the country to assist people...

Newport-based WightFIT has been shortlisted for a prestigious fitness industry award, beating off strong competition to make the finals. The club has been shortlisted in the 'Newcomer of the Year Award' at the National Fitness Awards, an annual event which...

This November, The Royal Hotel and the Isle of Wight Youth Trust are encouraging Island kids to get into the Christmas spirit and show off their artistic talents. Under 18s who live on the Isle of Wight are being invited...

Orpheus Singers, supporting the 2020 vision for developing St John’s Church in Newport, gave an evening of enormous variety on Saturday. Beginning in sombre mood with Mozart’s Kyrie, they then sang the glorious unaccompanied Crucifixus by Lotti, which begins with soft...

Poppy Appeal collectors Mick and Mavis Furnell will be at Sainsbury’s in Newport until Saturday 12th November raising funds for The Royal British Legion, the nation’s biggest Armed Forces charity. There will be Poppy inspired products on sale in store, with all...

Gift to Nature's Matthew Chatfield at Tesco Shoppers at Tesco stores in Ryde and Lake are being urged to drop a token in the store's voting box to help fund improvements at Swanmore Meadows in Ryde. Tesco’s local community grant...

The Common Space’s Lost Duver project, a community planting initiative to help revitalise coastal landscape and public greenspace in the Bay area has been awarded £8,000 by the Tesco’s Bags of Help programme. The project is 1 of 3 shortlisted...

Islander Richard O'Callaghan has bagged himself a prize bundle worth over £10,000 after entering a competition run by Landau UK in conjunction with the Southampton Boat Show. Richard, from East Cowes, received his prizes from Landau UK’s Marketing and PR Manager,...

Leading children’s charity Barnardo’s has been recognised for its efforts to ensure that young people and their views lie at the heart of the services it delivers. Barnardo’s in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been awarded the Hear...