Local Community News

Would you like to make a real practical difference to someone living with sight loss? Would you like to be instrumental in helping someone to participate more fully in their local community and work towards greater independence? Guide Dogs are currently...

L-R: Coxswain Howard Lester with David Coulson David Coulson has showed his appreciation of the RNLI by presenting a cheque for £1,000 in memory of his father, Noel.  The presentation was made to Yarmouth RNLI's Coxswain, Howard Lester, who gave David a guided...

3 original members of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway attended a dinner on Saturday evening at Havenstreet to mark the 50th anniversary of the heritage railway’s foundation. With the last Isle of Wight steam train service coming to an end...

Cakes, coffee and a chat with the neighbours have helped local housebuilder David Wilson Homes raise more than £680 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The housebuilder put the kettle on at its Riverside development in Whippingham on Saturday as part of The...

Do you know your trouser trumpets from your booty bubblers? A Kickstarter project with a naughty twist has been launched this week by a team from the Isle of Wight and Southampton. Lairytales are a series of stories that encourage children...

Textile designer Georgia Bosson and artist Cecily Vessey are to fund, via Kickstarter, a new series of experimental art prints inspired by landmarks and locations spanning the length and breadth of the UK. The project follows on from the success of their...

A banker from Sandown is gearing up to cycle to Reading this Friday (7th October) to raise funds for charity. Anthony Donohue, 43, is hoping to raise £1,500 by cycling 85 miles from his home on The Fairway in Sandown...

With a successful application for funding from Awards for All England - a Big Lottery Fund programme - the Friends of Ventnor Library are about to launch their most ambitious project so far. A selection of tablet computers, with helpful...

Residents of Chillerton and Gatcombe have celebrated the installation of 4 Ramblers' gates with a walk across Chillerton Down. A total of 37 people, ranging from 13 months to 83-years-old, turned out to complete the walk, alongside 10 dogs. The gates...

Island organisations that run activities in the community for children and young people with disabilities and/or additional needs, are being invited to apply for grants of up to £500 to support inclusion. The grant scheme is being run by the...