Local Community News

Newly-formed local business 'LA Aquatics' have opened their first store today (Saturday), bringing a whole host of saltwater reef aquatic supplies to the Island. As well as a vast selection of varying saltwater fish species, corals and equipment, the store is the...

A new artistic venture offering drop-in creative workshops for children of all ages is to open at Rectory Mansion in Brading over the Easter holidays. During the upcoming school holidays children will be able to have a go at lino printing...

Cowes Harbour Commission have this week announced 'The Sugar Store' at Shepards Wharf Marina in Cowes, opening this spring for its first full season as an Events Centre. Newly refurbished and upgraded in 2015 with an industrial chic vibe combined with...

SingAbout Freshwater is celebrating its 5th birthday this week, with the group continuing to go from strength to strength. The social singing activity, based at the Memorial Hall meets on a Monday morning from 10:15-12:15. The group has gone from...

Aspire's Heath Monaghan Ryde Skate Park is to receive nearly £200 following a successful inaugural IOWSoup event at Aspire in Ryde on Monday. The fantastically simple idea involves a group of local people coming together and donating what they can before...

An event to discuss how symptoms of neurological conditions can be managed in the community has been hailed a success. More than 20 GPs and other healthcare professionals as well as representatives of local support groups attended the event at...

5 junior doctors from St Mary’s Hospital visited Cowes Enterprise College earlier this month to teach some students the basics of CPR and how to use a defibrillator. The junior medics joined the many across England who were striking over the...

Red Funnel recently invited Fred Kitching, 93, back to the Columbine shipyard at East Cowes to see the construction of the brand new Red Jet 6. Fred started at Saunders-Roe as an apprentice at the age of just 15 and...

The Melbourne Ardenlea, a privately owned hotel in Shanklin, has today (Monday) announced an exciting new restaurant concept coming to the Island this Easter weekend - headed by their new head chef and culinary creator, Jonathan Clarke. The hotel has...

Recent figures from the Southern Committee of R3 have revealed that the agricultural industry has the lowest percentage of companies at high risk of insolvency in the South East. Just 18.94% of agricultural companies are showing signs of being at...