Local Community News

Archives telling the stories of the involvement of the Isle of Wight Rifles in the World War One Gallipoli campaign will be made more accessible to the public and schools. Thanks to a £8900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund...

Sainsbury’s Isle of Wight is calling for residents and community groups on the Island to nominate their town or village to become a test bed for cutting down food waste.  The Sainsbury’s Waste Less, Save More town challenge is being...

The Isle of Wight Council Rights of Way team will be closing the byways which are on their network (not byways on the Island Roads network) to motor vehicles this week.  The signs have started to be erected and the closure...

Over 200 people attended a social services conference on the Island on Tuesday.  ‘View from an Island’ attracted professionals from the Isle of Wight Council’s social services service, Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, residential and...

Saving the day for customers with plumbing and drainage emergencies is all in a day’s work for Dyno employee Colin Brodie, but the Isle of Wight engineer has been hailed a real hero after rescuing a group of Scouts and...

St John Ambulance, the nation’s leading first aid charity, has teamed up with the Island Echo to bring you some simple, but life saving, first aid tips – this week: learn how to perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an...

Autumn has come and the evenings are getting darker, so here are a few tips to keep your homes safe during the autumn and winter months. • Check the security of sheds and garages to ensure that it is effective...

From Sunday (18th October) until 13th December 2015, Hovertravel is offering a discount of over 46% on family tickets bought and used on a Sunday meaning a family day return will cost just £25 instead of the normal £46.50. Customers must...

Nearly 80 Rainbows, the youngest members of Girlguiding, invaded the Needles Landmark Attraction recently for an afternoon of demonstrations, making and fun. All of the 80 Rainbows belong to the Needles Section of Girlguiding IW, which covers the West half of...

As part of national Rogue Traders Week, Isle of Wight Council Trading Standards is reinforcing the message 'If you are not sure, do not open the door!'. Trading Standards officers have recently been called to investigate a number of incidents...