Local Community News

The New Carnival Company is celebrating a new sponsorship arrangement with the UK’s largest independent travel agency, Hays Travel. Hays are supporting the NCC’s integrated carnival club project, VIVA - Valuing Individuals, Valuing All. The club was set up in...

After a massive renovation project, a brand new boutique bed and breakfast is set to officially open in Freshwater Bay next week, ready for the 2016 season.  New owners and proprietors, Paul Mocroft and Adam Tucker have spent the last...

Ryde Academy is on a mission to find enthusiastic trainee teachers to join its teacher training programme for September 2016. Whether you have just completed your degree or have experience from a different career that you could bring to the...

The Isle of Wight Council in partnership with Visit Isle of Wight has announced the re-opening of the Museum of Island History at the historic Guildhall in Newport High Street after 12 months of closure. The museum will open its doors to...

Community groups across central southern England, inducing here on the Isle of Wight, are being urged to take advantage of a fund designed to help them cope with the effects of severe weather. The electricity network operator Southern Electric Power...

The UK’s first mobile phone network aimed at serving older customers, Fuss Free Phones, has launched in Go Mobile stores on the Isle of Wight. Fuss Free Phones provides a telephonist-based concierge-style service, accessed at the press of a single...

The Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats have announced their local launch to keep Britain in the European Union. With the date set for the EU elections on the 23rd June, the Isle of Wight Lib Dems look to spearhead the arguments to...

For the first time ever, Cowes Yacht Haven is launching a loyalty card scheme to reward and recognise its most loyal returning customers. Visiting seafarers will have the chance to accumulate free berthing at its marina on the Isle of...

The oldest glass studio on the Isle of Wight has taken on a new apprentice, passing on the expertise of glassblowing to a new generation. Managers at Alum Bay Glass, which is based at The Needles Landmark Attraction, decided it...

Healthwatch Isle of Wight have been working with Carers IW to identify and improve the support that is offered to unpaid carers on the Isle of Wight. This was a priority area chosen by the public during a prioritisation consultation....