Local Community News

Lanesend Primary School in Cowes has secured 3rd place at the UK’s largest performing arts competition for schools, Dance Live Junior Finals.

A new Isle of Wight community group is using sea fishing to help support people struggling with their mental health — while also tackling loneliness and isolation.

A proposal to demolish a long-standing Isle of Wight gym and replace it with eight new homes has been waved through, with planners accepting the application for demolition on the Portland Street site. 

A Newport woman has raised more than £5,000 for a Cowes-based cancer charity after completing the 2026 TCS London Marathon.

More than £7,000 has been raised towards the proposed new Freshwater Skatepark following a hugely successful Skate Deck Art Auction organised by Freshwater Parish Council.

A team of determined Mountbatten Isle of Wight supporters have raised an incredible £56,270.97 after completing a gruelling 240km husky sled challenge through the snowy wilderness of Sweden.

Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) has agreed to award hundreds of pounds in grants to a festival and a scout group.

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Freshwater lifeboat crew member James Metcalfe has officially reached over half way as he walks from the Isle of Wight to Germany.

A determined team from Mindset Bros crossed the Walk the Wight finish line together last Sunday after raising more than £2,600 for Mountbatten Hospice.