Local Community News

Blue House students from The Bay CE School have officially unveiled 'Sandy McPuller', the newly named lifeboat tractor at Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, after raising over £1,200 through a school fundraiser. Last Friday (13th June), students visited the lifeboat...

There was glorious sunshine, community spirit and a touch of nostalgia as Celebrate 80 took over Newport’s Victoria Recreation Ground last weekend (Saturday 14th June), bringing generations together to mark 80 years since the end of World War II. Organised...

Members of Freshwater Bay WI have shown their support for Mountbatten by donating handmade sunflower scrunchies following a talk from Deputy CEO Becky McGregor about severe cuts to the hospice's funding. Becky McGregor attended the WI meeting last week (Thursday...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has announced that nominations for the Wilder Awards 2025 are now open. The Wilder Awards celebrate everyday heroes who are making space for nature, helping wildlife thrive and inspiring action - from chalk...

Music, beer and cider lovers enjoyed a 'festival' weekend, alongside raising vital operational funds for a local charity WightSAR. Isle of Wight Search and Rescue (WightSAR), supported by the amazing team at Waverley Park Holiday Centre, East Cowes, held a...

4 women from Cowes will set off on a 1,600-mile rally from Surrey to Spain next Wednesday (25th June) to raise funds for the Isle of Wight's Mountbatten Hospice. The team is taking part in the Wacky Rally - a...

An Island woman diagnosed with bowel cancer is swimming throughout June to raise vital funds for Bowel Cancer UK, the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity.   Elaine Turner, from Ryde, is taking part in the charity’s Swim15 challenge for the second...

A sparkling new playground has just swung into action at Big Mead in Shanklin, thanks to a joint effort between the Isle of Wight Council’s Public Realm Team and Shanklin Town Council. The new playground marks a major upgrade, bringing...

Hundreds of worshippers took part in a 90-mile pilgrimage, praying for the people, churches and communities in South East Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. They spent 7 days completing 7 separate Prayer Pilgrimages around the Diocese of Portsmouth. The...

Vix Lothian reviews Ad Lib Theatre’s powerful outdoor production of ‘Julius Caesar’, performed in the scenic setting of Northwood Park... There is no historical Shakespeare more applicable right now than ‘Julius Caesar’: a drama about what to do with a...