Local Community News

A fossil from a now-extinct species of elephant has gone on display at Dinosaur Isle Museum in Sandown following its discovery on the Isle of Wight.  The shoulder bone of the Palaeoloxodon antiquus - which had straight tusks - was found protruding...

The Salvation Army’s charity shops in Ryde and Shanklin are well and truly ready for Christmas as shoppers finally have the chance to get their hands on the special festive stock that has been saved up all year in readiness...

The inaugural Chilly Hilly event was such a success that organisers have said it will return in 2016. The event, organised by the West Wight Sports Centre in Freshwater, saw over 120 runners complete a 10 mile race over Tennyson...

St John Ambulance in Ryde is launching a new Badger Unit – an after school club for 7 to 10-year-olds. To give local children and their parents a chance to find out more about being a Badger, an open evening...

The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner attended a debate in Westminster Hall regarding neonicotinoids on crops on Monday evening and was able to raise the concern of declining bee populations due to farmers’ lack of information of the least damaging times to...

Residents in Shanklin are being asked to keep an eye out for criminal damage that has been occurring over the past weekend or so on Shanklin Esplanade. Several fence panels have been damaged at the crazy golf park next to...

Travelodge hotel teams across the country receive strange requests and questions throughout the year, and Isle of Wight is no different with one guest asking what the native language is on the Island. The chain's hotels in Ryde and Newport...

The Dinosaur Island trail installed in 2013 by Visit Isle of Wight and Twentieth Century Fox to mark the release of Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie is on the move. After three seasons in operation across the Island, work...

Hovertravel is extending its Blue Card benefit to the friends and family of Blue Card holders for the festive season. The offer is for 20% off standard period return (Adult & Child) travel, for all visiting friends and family between...

Christ the King College's Year 12 Performing Arts students welcomed 40 children and staff from Clever Cloggs Pre-School on Tuesday for an engaging theatre project. The students put on a piece of original Children's Theatre, linked to early years learning...