Local Community News

Isle of Wight based musician Max Cowley will be releasing a new single named 'A Better Man' on Thursday, created to make people aware of and raise money for Crohns and Colitis UK. The single has been co-written with Greg...

Sandown Bay was the setting of a bit of a World War II-style invasion on Friday 13th May when over 180 people packed into Browns Cafe to hear historian and author, Tim Wander, tell the extraordinary story of PLUTO, the Pipeline Under...

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, is calling keen cyclists from the Isle of Wight to ‘Ride to The Somme’ in honour of the local cycling soldiers from Isle of Wight Rifles that died during the Battle of the Somme in...

VIDEO: An Island gym owner is appealing for your help in securing funding to run classes and build training knowledge for cancer patients, both during and after treatment and surgery. 27-year-old Tori Coles from Bembridge opened WightFIT in Newport in June last year, but...

8 teen cooks from the Isle of Wight battled it out serving up a locally inspired 2-course meal in a bid to be crowned the ‘Isle of Wight Champion’ in the regional final of the Create & Cook Competition at...

Pupils of Godshill Primary School have raised over £800 after packing bags at two local supermarkets. A selection of school children - dressed in their favourite fancy dress - visited Sainsbury's and Tesco supermarkets to help shoppers pack their goods...

Affiliate charity of Land Rover BAR, the 1851 Trust has partnered with Cowes-based UKSA to deliver a 2-year programme of sailing opportunities for young people across the Solent area. With funding from Sport England, the charities will inspire a new...

Goddards Brewery's award-winning Wight Squirrel ale has been selected for another national slot by Punch Taverns as part of their ‘Finest Cask Champion Ales’ rotation, which will see more quality Island produce in pubs across the country from now until July. The Island-based...

Greenfingers, the charity dedicated to creating gardens for children in hospices, is close to completing the relocation of the Royal Bank of Canada 2015 Chelsea Flower Show garden to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice in Newport. Matthew Wilson, Greenfingers trustee and...

2014 winners Alice Hyde and Joe Doncaster from Sandown Bay Academy 8 teen cooks from the Isle of Wight will cook locally inspired dishes for a panel of expert judges in a bid to be crowned the ‘Isle of Wight...