Local Community News

The Isle of Wight's eight children's centres will close for ten days at the beginning of April as part of a transition to a new provider. In late 2014, Barnardo's was chosen to provide new 0 to 19 Early Help...

A piece of teak fashioned into the shape of a spanner was thought to be an appropriate farewell gift to Steve Price, who had been the joint station mechanic at Cowes RNLI lifeboat station. Steve has left Cowes after being...

Following successful sea trails on Southampton Water, the brand new first of class ‘Iceni Venture’ - a Cowes built vessel - was handed over to Iceni Marine Services, based in Lowestoft. Prior to the vessel commncing work on a significant...

Public Health England has approved a grant of £355,000 to refurbish and improve a key facility at Sandown which helps Island residents recovering from drug and alcohol-related issues. The announcement of the grant follows a joint bid from the Isle...

A regular at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice annual Santa Dash found herself on the receiving end of a welcome gift after being awarded a free family holiday. Amanda Burden of Sandown received a gift of a week’s holiday courtesy of...

Work to repair the surface water drainage network in Cowes town centre has been completed on schedule. The project by Island Roads under the Highways PFI was undertaken at night and outside the main tourism season as it involved work...

An evening of rock music on a Newport-based community internet radio station had the cash rolling in to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. As part of its fifth birthday celebration, Vectis Radio asked listeners to donate £10 to have their chosen song aired...

Red Nose Day is back and Sainsbury’s Newport is out in full force to help customers and colleagues fundraise and take up the Red Nose Day challenge to “make your face funny for money”. Fundraising activities at the Newport Store...

A ‘hidden army’ of heating industry, health and social care professionals could help tackle deaths and illnesses caused by cold homes, says the National Institude for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in a new guideline issued this week. The guideline on how to...

Ventnor Exchange, the Island’s new arts centre and creative hub, has this week announced its inaugural season. Created by the team behind the award winning Ventnor Fringe Festival, the Exchange combines an intimate theatre, record store and craft beer bar. Highlights...