Local Community News

Community projects targeting social exclusion on the Isle of Wight still have time to apply for grants from the Isle of Wight Foundation. The Foundation, made up of the partners involved in delivering the Highways PFI, is again making a...

The Island's new High Sheriff Robin Courage visited the Isle of Wight Police Cadets Ryde unit this week. The 40 strong group of Cadets, under their Unit Leader Dave Dovey and Deputy Leader Sue Howatt meet weekly on the site...

The Isle of Wight is leading the way with first aid training in schools with Newport-based company Wave Training teaching students this life saving skill in an after school club and as part of the curriculum. First aid training has...

Photo by Yonka Yankova Isle of Wight based zoologist Alex Fall is set to lead a scientific research expedition to study wildlife in a remote mountain region of Bulgaria, assisted by a fund set up in memory of Bill Wallace...

Sally Sanders and Tereza Burnham at Osborne celebrating The Queen's 90th birthday VIDEO: Island communities came together to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday yesterday (Thursday) with the lighting of beacons across the Island and even free cups of tea....

Photographers across the Isle of Wight are being invited to join Walk the Wight as official photographers for next month's event. The Earl Mountbatten Hospice needs good quality photographs for the image library for use in a variety of ways. It...

Sensée, the UK’s leading homeworking outsourcing provider, has today (Wednesday) announced it has chosen the Isle of Wight for its next recruitment drive. Offering a highly educated population, and with almost 98% of the Island already connected to superfast fibre broadband...

Island Roads has pitched in to help a Ventnor area youth football club create a much-needed new playing surface. The highways PFI company was delighted to answer a call from Rew Valley Youth FC to help clear undergrowth and dense...

The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, has called for greater impartiality in the BBC, in a House of Commons debate. Mr Turner raised the importance of diversity of opinions and highlighted that impartiality needs to be at the core of the...

A pioneering college for 16-19 year old military hopefuls with a branch in Ryde, Isle of Wight will find out this week whether it has been named “Training Provider of the Year” in one of the UK’s top awards for...