Local Community News

For World Thinking Day 2016 Girlguiding Isle of Wight members and friends celebrated in traditional style but with new and exciting activities added including celebrations for the Senior Section 100 years. World Thinking Day is one of the most significant...

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is calling on the Leave and Remain campaigns for and against the country's membership to the EU to ensure the concerns of farmers and the wider rural economy are not ignored as the...

There’s just a month to go until nominations close for St John Ambulance’s annual Everyday Heroes awards. The first aid charity’s awards (www.sja.org.uk/everydayheroes) celebrate inspiring stories of first aid heroism from the general public and organisers are calling for final...

London's iconic BT Tower once again generously opened its doors for a day of fundraising in aid of the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust on Thursday, generating an incredible £51,250 via BT MyDonate for the Cowes-based Trust. The Trust's work invites...

The Times newspaper has revealed its 50 Best Cottages in Britain and a Totland holiday home has made the cut for this prestigious accolade, featuring as one of the best holiday lets to visit in 2016 - a welcomed boost for local tourism. The...

Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Moore and Eddie Redmayne weren’t the only stars at the recent BAFTA awards, as Ryde resident Toby Bonnett played his own part in making the evening a success. Toby, a student at the Edge Hotel School at...

Following 6 very successful years trading as a mobile falconry business, Haven Falconry have this week opened its doors to their newly built Falconry Centre within the grounds of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in Havenstreet. Housing over 50...

A new studio has opened on the Isle of Wight designing and creating totally unique sculptural lighting, wall art and sterling silver jewellery inspired by the colours, textures and ever-changing moods of the Island's great asset... the beach. Pip’s Beach,...

4 Island Schools are in their final stages of preparation for the 2016 Be Your Best Rock Challenge and J Rock events, which will take place at the O2 Guildhall Southampton from Monday (22nd February). After 21 years as a registered charity,...

Walk the Wight is off to a flying start with more than 1,300 enthusiastic walkers already registered within the last 4 weeks. Now in its 26th year, the popular fundraising event which last year raised more than £270,000 for Earl...