Local Community News

The crew of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) are set to benefit from a pioneering new immersive simulation training facility at the charity’s new airbase in Thruxton, near Andover. The new facility provides a number of functionalities,...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and The Southern Co-operative have joined forces to launch a new free ‘Go Wild Guide’ for families, available in Southern Co-operative stores across the region. Among the ideas for post-summer holiday activities...

The Islands Army Cadet Force, C Company, which forms part of Hampshire & Isle of Wight ACF is looking for new Cadets to join its ranks. The Army Cadets meet at locations across the Island including Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Godshill...

This weekend (10th and 11th September) Sainsbury’s Newport and West Cowes will be holding a ‘Waste less, Save more’ event as part of the retailer’s drive to help customers reduce food waste. Waste less, Save more is a £10 million...

Kevin Fisher enjoying the 250,000th pint of Goddards Fuggle DeeDum Since making its first order of Goddards Fuggle-Dee-Dum on 16th January 1995, staff at The Anchor in Cowes have kept a tally of precisely how many pints they have served. On Wednesday at...

Staff from Amey have stepped in to help an Isle of Wight sailing organisation clean up their facility at the end of a busy summer. As part of the firm’s community involvement day scheme, where staff are given an additional...

Entrants into this year's Wight in Bloom competition came together at Northwood House yesterday (Tuesday) to find out who had taken the top spot and been crowned ‘Cream of the Crop’. For the 2016 Wight in Bloom competition there were 14 entries from...

Staff at Wightlink Ferries were quick to act when they heard that David, an elderly gentleman with learning difficulties, was a devoted fan of the ships on the Yarmouth to Lymington route and dreamed of travelling across the Solent. Captain...

Inventor Dan Roberts from Eccleston George created a strange interactive sculpture to give a the ‘sea squirt experience’ As it turned out, it could have been a lot wetter but it really couldn't have been any better at Under The...

A Civic Service was held at Newport Minster on Sunday (4th September) to mark the civic duties of the Isle of Wight Council. Prior to the service, the chairman of the council, Councillor Charles Chapman was joined by dignitaries at...