Local Community News

Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) has hosted a destination familiarisation trip to the Island for a group of six tour operators from Norway and Sweden. With the aim of enhancing knowledge about the South East and ultimately increasing bookings from...

Rob Merrifield Island ironmen Gary Kurth and Rob Merrifield are aiming to go a little further this year, well quite a bit further in fact, as the pair look set to take on the Race Around Ireland, an ultra cycling...

Staff at Island Roads raised over £2,500 in 2015 for local and national charities. Funds were raised through regular raffles, cake sales, mufti days and events and money donated to a host of charities both on and off the Island....

YMCA Young Carers Service is encouraging schools on the Isle of Wight to support The Carers Trust’s National Young Carers Awareness Day set for this Thursday (28th January). Young carers provide a caring role for family members who have a...

Last week saw the BETT show being held at Excel, London Docklands and on exhibition there were OhBot and MEGOhBOT - a pair of talking and moving head robots constructed on the Isle of Wight. Dan Warner, and his business...

Over £3000 has been handed over to Cowes-based UKSA following the official charity premiere for Star Wars ‘The Force Awakens’, which was hosted by Wight Fibre at Cineworld in Newport last month. A cheque for £3058.15 was last week presented by...

Only a third of parents in the South East would know what to do if their baby stopped breathing, despite it being their biggest fear - that's from St John Ambulance as they launch a new campaign. St John Ambulance...

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses, is launching a new report to persuade politicians to unlock the potential of the rural economy. ‘Standing Up for Rural Businesses’ is being presented by CLA President...

Christmas has come early - or late - to one Island primary school this week, thanks to a local supermarket. Sainsbury’s West Cowes have donated all of their Christmas decorations to Queensgate Foundation Primary School in East Cowes, bringing joy...

32 hardy Wellow residents turned out in sub-zero temperatures on Tuesday night to launch a new Wellow Residents' Group. The original idea came from the Chairman of Shalfleet Parish Council, Cllr Pam Broadhead, who said it would help Wellow residents if such a group could...