Local Community News

Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) have launched its new digital Advent calendar with a sleigh-load of local Isle of Wight gifts and experiences on offer in the countdown to Christmas.   The enchanting calendar is made up of 24 winter wonderland...

An Isle of Wight man who each year leads a colourful team of cyclists to a London charity event has pedalled his way past an impressive fundraising milestone. In the 17 years Terry Crow has been leading his team of...

8 further community projects are set to receive cash from the Isle of Wight Foundation, in its second year of grant funding. The Isle of Wight Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 2014 by Island Roads and its partners, was...

Ryde's community project 'Aspire', based in the Holy Trinity Church on Dover Street, has launched a brand new website thanks to the support from local company Bate Brand. Heath Monaghan is the driving force behind Aspire and is also a...

Islanders Kelly and Dee Murdoch have launched their new shop 'Ztam and Co' in Newport High Street. The shop, at 94 High Street, is now selling locally made products to help raise money for the Isle of Wight Association for Spina...

Two Island Guiders - Julia Downer and Rosemary Walls - have both completed 50 years service for Girlguiding and as such have recently been honoured to attend the National Scout and Guide Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. This...

An NHS Careers Fair aimed at students who attend secondary school on the Isle of Wight has been deemed a great success, with over 300 people attending the event last Saturday (21st November). Visitors were given hands-on displays using manikins...

Bluebell Meadows Barratt Homes is planning to make it as easy as possible for househunters to buy a new home at its Bluebell Meadows development in Newport with its Movemaker scheme. With Movemaker you can reserve a brand new Barratt...

With the winter months approaching, Red Funnel has launched comfort food at its finest in its new autumn menu, available on board now. Red Funnel has worked with Wight Kitchen, the food producers based in Northwood, Cowes, to produce a...

The search is on for the right person to help lead new moves to improve the way health and wellbeing is delivered on the Isle of Wight. Partners in the ground-breaking My Life a Full Life programme are looking for...