Local Community News

Mark King from Level 42 launched the festivities at the annual Short Breaks Fun Day held at Medina Leisure Centre on Friday (24th July). Many children and young people with disabilities and/or additional needs and their families from across the...

A beautiful Ketch Aurique, Le Bora-Bora, manned by 8 teenagers who have just recovered from serious diseases, has berthed at Cowes Yacht Haven on her way from Cherbourg to Dartmouth. The French association, Les Matelots De La Vie (Sailors of...

Island firm HJ Bennett, together with the owners of Isle of Wight Lavender, are working to return a former quarry on the outskirts of Newport back to a haven for nature to thrive. Whilst many Island residents and visitors will be familiar...

Two Hampshire pensioners are gearing up for an epic bike ride from Poland to Portsmouth this autumn in a bid to raise money for dementia charity The Alzheimer’s Society and have used the Isle of Wight as part of their...

St John Ambulance is appealing for parents, grandparents and carers to come forward with real-life stories of how they’ve used first aid to save youngsters’ lives. The charity’s South East training and community projects manager, Chris Cook said: "Every year...

One of UKSA's Young Ambassadors, Danieka Jerram, is one of the first recipients of the Royal Yacht Squadron's (RYS) Isle of Wight Foundation bursary. 21-year-old Danieka from Ryde, who completed UKSA's ground-breaking six week Change Direction programme which steers young people...

Homeowners with staddle stones on their property are being urged to keep an eye on them by Police following recent thefts.  A top stone was stolen from a property on the outskirts of Carisbrooke between the early evening of Thursday...

Ryde Castle has received a Certificate of Excellence for 2015 from TripAdvisor, an award given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding reviews from customers on the popular travel website. To achieve the prestigious accolade, Ryde Castle has consistently maintained very high...

The staff at Osborne House in East Cowes have been celebrating 130th wedding anniversary of Princess Beatrice & Prince Henry Battenberg with a slice of Battenberg cake! 130 years ago yesterday on the 23 July 1885, Princess Beatrice, youngest child of...

An Isle of Wight Councillor is inviting bids  from local charities and voluntary organisations for grants of up to £300 each from a fund of £3,000 set aside to make such donations. Cllr Chris Whitehouse, who represents the ward of...