Local Community News

Members of Girlguiding IW have recently welcomed a new Island Commissioner, after Janet Lovell ended her term of office last summer. For the next 5 years, Shirley Saunders will lead the Island's Girlguides. The appointment has been made by the South...

Schools and community groups are planting hundreds of trees to revitalise bare or neglected green spaces across the island. This week 3,500 tree packs will be delivered throughout the UK as part of the Woodland Trust’s FREE TREES scheme, sponsored...

A ceremonial ribbon has been cut to mark the official launch of the Island Recovery Integrated Service, IRIS, the new name for drug and alcohol recovery services on the Isle of Wight. Commissioned by the Public Health team at the...

Macmillan Cancer Support helped many people in urgent financial need during 2014, with 58 Isle of Wight cancer patients receiving a Macmillan grant last year to help them with costs arising from their treatment. New figures from the charity highlight...

As part of their current workplan, Healthwatch Isle of Wight are looking into the transition between children services to adult services for those with Autism, with a survey now extended. ‘Transition’ is the term that is used when people are...

The New Carnival Company has been awarded a grant of £9,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its 2015 Isle of Wight Mardi Gras parade, entitled The Magna Carta Mardi Gras. The theme has been developed as part of the...

AUDIO: The Government has launched the second Great British High Street competition, giving towns and cities the opportunity to win a share of £50,000. High Streets Minister Penny Mordaunt called on communities across the country to enter the competition and celebrate...

The Island Youth Water Activities Centre has announced that they are closing at the end of the month (March). It has been confirmed that the Cowes-based Centre has been unable to secure enough work in the pipeline to cover its costs...

Plans to install solar panels on three Isle of Wight Council buildings – generating an estimated annual net income of £4,000-plus – are to be considered next week (Tuesday 24th March). A meeting of the council’s Property Disposal and Capital...

Patients with leg ulcers or artificial limbs are to indirectly benefit from sets of computer equipment bought by the Friends of St Mary's Hospital, at a total cost of £14,088. Three 46in plasma screens with integral computers are being provided...