Local Community News

Walk the Wight has received a celebrity endorsement by broadcaster and adventurer Ben Fogle. Ben heard about Walk the Wight – this year celebrating its 25th anniversary - from one of the production crew working on the yet-to-be screened new series...

The next meeting of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board is to be held tomorrow (Wednesday 1st April) at 09:30 in the School of Health Studies at St Mary’s Hospital. Members of the public are welcome to attend and...

Following a nationwide search to find Britain’s most treasured holiday parks, the Isle of Wight’s Whitefield Forest Touring Park has been selected along with 9 other parks from across the country to make the top 10 shortlist. The park, which...

Wightlink is giving passengers a chance to have their artwork immortalised on a life-size cow with an udderly fabulous colouring competition this Easter half-term. The competition, being launched on Thursday (2nd April), celebrates the upcoming opening of The Herd, a...

The Isle of Wight Council has secured £100,000 to develop a 'car club' on the Island to promote more sustainable travel. The scheme is funded by the Department for Transport, delivered by an organisation called Carplus as part of their...

Ventnor Spiritualists’ Church on Victoria Street has finally completed some much needed renovation work thanks to special funding by the Spiritualists’ National Union (SNU). The church, which first opened its doors in 1938, has suffered from severe dampness for years....

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is reducing its energy consumption and carbon footprint by encouraging staff, patients and visitors to adopt simple energy saving actions. The Trust is a big energy consumer on the Island, and this translates in...

A massive underground water tank capable of handling a million litres has been installed in a key site at the Strand in Ryde as work continues to help reduce flooding in the area. Commercial property experts from Bruton Knowles helped broker...

Island residents are being warned by the Isle of Wight Council's trading standards service to watch out for a lottery scam that is targeting elderly people.  A resident at a care home received a letter claiming to be from the People's...

Mums who want support to breastfeed their children on the Island can access further help at children's centres and St Mary's Hospital.  Seven mothers have been given training to become breastfeeding peer supporters, following from a further seven who completed...