Local Community News

A series of stories created by Island author Diana Kimpton have captured the imaginations of Japanese children, who are said to have have fallen in love with her books. Published in this country as Amy Wild - Animal Talker, the series...

St George's School in Newport has received a donation of gift cards from Sainsbury’s Newport, which has helped to fund healthy eating ingredients. The school use mid-morning snack times as important opportunities to develop healthy lifestyles and independent living. Students...

Brownies from the 10th Newport unit have once again been helping children in Africa less fortunate than themselves. In the spring the local Brownie unit undertook various challenges and raised around £58 for the Clean Water Programme in Africa. Now, they...

Ventnor has this week welcomed the opening of its very own Tea House - home to The Events Co., an island run, island formed events company specialising in weddings and island events. Khia Janzen, founder of The Events Co. felt that...

Katy is holding a replica Mesolithic axe dating back 12,000 years, similar to some examples found on the Isle of Wight Wightlink Ferries are supporting Isle of Wight student archaeologist Katy Bell as she travels to the Orkney Islands this...

Sainsbury's West Cowes has this week announced the Isle of Wight Homeless Night Shelter as the store's charity partner for 2016/2017, as voted for by customers. Andy and Ruth Davis, who for the past 5 years have been running the Island's...

Sir David Attenborough is warning that this year’s slow spring and soggy summer could pose a risk to the common butterflies found across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Urging the public to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly...

L-R: Paul Swain (Jewson Branch Manager), Lewis Sykes (Assistant Coach at John Cattle Skate Park) and Mark Rayfield (Jewson CEO) John Cattle’s Skate Club in Ryde has been named as a regional winner in the Jewson Building Better Communities competition,...

Sainsbury’s stores in Ryde and Newport are to regularly donate surplus food that is still healthy, nutritious and within it use-by dates to Aspire Ryde, a community project that supports over 1000 people a week in a variety of ways. The...

Arron Hammond Opportunities for young people to learn more about nature, habitat restoration and general conservation management skills are being offered thanks to Vectis Housing's 'Green Army', a volunteer group of young adults aged 16-25. The Green Army is part of...