Local Community News

Hundreds of people have already signed up to take part in this year’s Silver Jubilee anniversary of Walk the Wight in aid of Earl Mountbatten Hospice. Organisers said they were delighted at the number of people signing up to what...

17-year-old James Shelley from Newport, who is completing his A levels at Christ the King College, has won a place and a financial aid package to study at Claremont McKenna College in California after participating in the Sutton Trust’s US...

The range of new and diverse youth activities available on the Isle of Wight will be officially launched on Saturday (17th January). In the last few months, the Isle of Wight Council has awarded funding to 13 new providers who have set up...

Parents on the Isle of Wight are being reminded of the closing date for primary school applications for children due to start school in September. The deadline is 16:30 on Thursday (15th January). Applications received after that date will be...

Dame Joan Collins, Andy Serkis and the late Lynda Bellingham are among stars who have released candid photos of themselves as adolescents to help launch Barnardo's new campaign to recruit more foster carers in the UK. A number of personalities have sent...

In the House of Commons on Monday, the Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, asked the Home Secretary Theresa May a question about the number of applicants who have been granted citizenship over the last 20 years and how many errors or mistakes in...

The latest customer satisfaction surveys for Mitsubishi Motors in the UK show Westridge Mitsubishi in Ryde is one of 10 dealers in the country to receive the maximum five-star rating from their customers. The dealership, based in Great Preston Road,...

A Ryde Primary School still requires improvement according to a recent Ofsted inspection. Greenmount Primary School on St Vincent's Road was visited by Ofsted before Christmas and inspectors found that the school still requires improvement with pupils not achieving high...

A fossil of a 120 million year old shark, which was discovered on Sandown beach, has gone on display at Dinosaur Isle Museum in the town.  The fossil of the Egertonodus has been described as one of the most complete...

Time is running out to contribute to a survey that Healthwatch Isle of Wight are undertaking into the impact of cancelled/postponed outpatient appointments. The survey was commissioned by Healthwatch Isle of Wight following feedback from residents identifying the issue of...