Local Community News

Using the full potential of the Academy’s new building for the first time, over 1000 students and staff were able to join together in an act of remembrance yesterday morning (Wednesday 11th November). Led by members of the Academy’s Combined Cadet Force, students participated...

Budding young artists have been the inspiration behind this year’s Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) awareness-raising campaign for winter. The ‘We’re ready for winter. Are you?’ campaign kicks off this week and will run until January, featuring artwork...

Assistance dog charity Canine Partners held an Open Day on the island for people interested in fundraising, becoming a puppy parent or foster parent to find out more about how they can get involved - and it's been hailed a...

To showcase the Isle of Wight’s unique appeal out of season and encourage more people to visit, Wightlink has today (Wednesday) released a winter edition of Wightlife magazine. The magazine will be available as a smartphone App as well as...

The plethora of NHS career opportunities on offer on the Isle of Wight is to be showcased at an event targeting secondary school students and anyone who might be interested in a career within the healthcare setting, later this month....

With winter fast approaching, WaterSafe, water companies in the UK and the Met Office are advising homeowners to wrap up their homes as well as themselves to stay safe this season. Cold temperatures can cause water inside pipes to freeze...

People who gave the ultimate gift of life through organ donation have been honoured posthumously at an award ceremony in Winchester. The Order of St John award for Organ Donation, run in conjunction with NHS Blood and Transplant, has been...

Thousands of green fingered school children across the Isle of Wight are set to receive free trees as the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity marks a historic tree planting milestone. Over the last year the Woodland Trust will have planted a...

Anyone living or visiting the Island over the age of 50 is being invited to join, inform and shape the direction of an ambitious and exciting project to make the Isle of Wight a great place to grow old. The...

Since the Centenary of Scouting in 2007, the number of Scouts on the Isle of Wight has increased by around 6% per year and in the 9 months of this year, the number of young people in the Isle of Wight...