Local Community News

When local businessman Adam Connor heard the nurses at Earl Mountbatten Hospice needed a new floor for their staffroom, he didn’t hesitate to come to their rescue. Adam, who runs Long Lane Carpets and Flooring in Newport, was straight on...

A rare archive photo of St Mary and St Rhadegunde’s Church in Whitwell has been discovered by the National Churches Trust during a major office spring clean. The photo shows the church’s nave and ornate chancel screen surmounted by a...

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: heart attacks. In the UK, 92,000* people suffer heart attacks...

Age UKIW has launched a new service to provide support for older members of the Island’s LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual & Transgender) community affected by domestic abuse or ‘gay’ hate crime. The project, supported by many Island partners including the...

Six Isle of Wight artists, who responded to an invitation via isleofwightarts.com, travelled to Sardinia as guests of the Municipality of Padru, the “youngest” Municipality of Sardinia which was established in 1996. They took part in the Xl edition of...

A host of opportunities for Islanders with disabilities and autism has been launched by the Way Forward Programme. The Way Forward Programme received £5,000 from the Isle of Wight Foundation back in February to purchase IT equipment including computers, tablets...

Back gardens across the Isle of Wight will be baited with alcohol and sugar this week as part of a cunning bid to lure in a massive continental moth whose tongue is longer than its body. Moth-lovers across the Island...

Committed fundraiser Deborah Herridge made a splash on Sunday by swimming 14 miles across the Solent and back again to raise £1,000 for assistance dog charity Canine Partners and Cancer Research UK.  Determined Deborah swam for 7 hours, 18 minutes and...

The Isle of Wight's Civic Office and the Lieutenancy are hosting a church service at Newport Minster on Sunday to formally commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II becoming the longest reigning monarch of Great Britain. Once Queen Elizabeth has been...

Ghoulish groovers are invited to hit the dance floor as the Zombie massive large it up at Bestival this year, with over 20 characters from the Island's Park of the Dead Halloween event taking part. For nearly 5 hours the...