Local Community News

The window has just opened for Isle of Wight farmers and landowners interested in applying for Countryside Stewardship grants to protect and enhance the natural environment. Megan Cameron, rural adviser at the Country Land and Business Association’s South East office...

A highlight of this year’s Sport Relief show, to be aired on BBC1 tonight (Friday), will be the resurrection after some 38 years of television’s disaster-prone wimp Frank Spencer. Peter Robertson has sat down with the Island-born writer of Some Mothers...

When Island based WightStream Hydrocleaning Services entered a prestigious social media competition run by entrepreneur Theo Paphitis, best known for his appearances on BBC's Dragon’s Den, they knew it would help to build the profile of their business but they...

Spring, Summer and Autumn programmes for local 15-17 year olds on the Isle of Wight are back for 2016 with the Governments National Citizen Service (NCS) and UKSA. In 2015, over 90 young people from the Island benefited from the extraordinary...

4 more members of the Cowes community are now able to use the Speedwatch unit to monitor speed of vehicles on the roads in the area. It comes following an induction night held last Thursday (10th March) at Cowes Police...

Young women from across the Island joined thousands of fellow Girlguiding members in London recently to kick off celebrations for 100 years of The Senior Section- the Girlguiding section for members aged 14-25, followed by a 100 years celebratory evening in...

Apprentice engineer Ryan Wherry is aiming high within the bus industry - thanks to training and development provided by Southern Vectis. The 22-year-old heard about the possibility of an apprenticeship through a government website and signed up to 4 years of...

Everyone at Ability Dogs 4 Young People have been overwhelmed and thrilled at the response to White Stuff’s latest fundraising idea which has rasied over £1,000 for the Island charity. White Stuff in Cowes has selected Ability Dogs 4 Young People...

An eye-catching Newport building is being used to help raise awareness for Carewatch – a national care provider with a well-established Island team. TheAgency building on Coppins Bridge is well known for its distinctive murals, featuring artwork that promotes local...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2016 and encouraging more employers to provide work-based learning for the Solent's young people. The Solent LEP is committed to investing in skills, one of its key priorities for...