Local Community News

Islander Tara Richardson braved the shave yesterday (Sunday) for MacMillian Cancer Support. After suffering unimaginable pain from losing several family members to cancer throughout her life, the 41-year-old artist decided to do something to help raise funds to help work...

Newly-established water sports centre and boat yard ‘Rebel Marine’ has opened at Fishbourne Quay on Ashlake Copse Road, Fishbourne. Rebel Marine will be offering luxury RIB hire (bareboat or skippered) from Fishbourne and Cowes Yacht Haven, sailing dinghy hire, kayak...

His name may be Horatio, but crew member Mark Harker clearly fears this bear sadly lacks the Nelson touch when it comes to taking the helm of the RNLI lifeboat at Cowes. Horatio is the new cuddly mascot of the...

Local woman Francine Henderson has won a national award, beating thousands of other pub staff across the country. Francine is assistant manager at The Crab in Shanklin and has won the Old English Inns' Employee of the Year award. She...

A group of international scientists is to be hosted at Dinosaur Isle next week (Tuesday) as part of the ‘Flugsaurier’ conference, dedicated to the research of the giant prehistoric flying reptiles, the pterosaurs. The conference is being held by the...

There are big changes ahead for the Catholic community of the Island in September when two long-serving priests will be leaving for new parishes on the Mainland - this means two new priests will also be arriving, both originally from...

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: choking. Breathing is vital to life. Every time we breathe,...

Portsmouth-based IT company Drift IT plan to cycle 64.6 miles around the Isle of Wight in memory of their friend and valued colleague who died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage in June. The cycle event, that is raising money for...

Special coastal community teams projects are to be set up for Ryde and Sandown, following the award of new government grant funding. The two towns are among 116 to benefit nationally under the government’s £90 million Coastal Community Fund. Sums...

Isle of Wight based social marketer, Veronica Pullen, has this month launched a brand new unlimited proofreading service for business owners and digital marketers. With the news this year that 5 million working age adults in the UK have ‘below...