Local Community News

At a ceremony at the Lighthouse in Poole, students of all ages and from varied backgrounds graduated from The Open University (OU) - this year the group included a student from the Isle of Wight. The degrees awarded offer to...

Yarmouth RNLI has announced that Dame Ellen MacArthur has agreed to succeed Dave Kennett MBE as the chairman of the Yarmouth RNLI Management Committee.   Her remarkable sailing achievements captured the world’s imagination, culminating in her world record for a single handed non-stop circumnavigation...

Students from 27 schools from England and Scotland - including Christ the King College - put forward their proposals and debated how to advance the European Union's Digital Single Market and its Circular Economy during a mock meeting of the...

Dozens of members of Girlguiding Isle of Wight from the Puckpool Rainbow and Brownie sections enjoyed a visit to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in Havenstreet recently. All the girls and their leaders journeyed on the ‘Santa Special’ steam...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has been awarded a Silver in the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category at the Tourism South East Awards 2015. The mystery shopper who visited the Havenstreet attraction as a part of the...

The nation’s leading first aid charity is calling for nominations from across the South East for its annual inspiring awards. St John Ambulance’s Everyday Heroes awards celebrate inspiring stories of first aid heroism from the general public. Everyday Heroes 2015...

Hovertravel's Ryde terminal now has two collection bins for customers looking to donate clothing to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. The Earl Mountbatten Hospice has asked that all donations must be clean, usable and of saleable quality.  The better the quality...

For many people, Christmas is a time to spend with family, friends and loved ones, sharing laughs, gifts and good food. But with an estimated 35% of older people affected by loneliness on the Isle of Wight, the festive season...

2014 winners Alice Hyde and Joe Doncaster from Sandown Bay Academy Food teachers from across the Isle of Wight have gathered together for the launch of the 2016 Create & Cook Competition to seek out the best young cooks across...

A Children’s Community Nurse has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN), in recognition of her excellence in practice and promotion of children’s nursing through the use of social media. Becky Hepworth is the latest to become a...