Local Community News

Have you been issued with a set of crutches and not returned them? Island residents are being asked to search their homes and return any pairs of crutches or any other items of NHS equipment that is no longer needed,...

Staff at an opticians in Ryde are taking on the mammoth task of walking 828.2 miles on a treadmill to raise money for local charity, Caring Cancer Trust. Throughout July and August staff members at Specsavers, located at 39 High...

Of course the sailing has been great for competitors, except  when races were cancelled due to lack of wind on Thursday and Friday, social events have been held all over the town and with good sunshine throughout  most days this...

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today (Wednesday) show a continued fall in the amount of people claiming the unemployment benefit Jobseekers Allowance on the Isle of Wight. During July, 1,624 people were claiming JSA across the Island, a fall...

Will Matthews, an elected Member of the UK Youth Parliament (MYP) from the Isle of Wight, is taking part in the annual Make Your Mark ballot, the largest consultation of young people in the country. In a ballot beginning 12th...

Cross-Solent operator Hovertravel has announced the appointment of a new Engineering Manager, Neil Pennycook, who joined the company this month, completing the management team. Neil is a professional engineer and has been providing engineering consultancy expertise to the public sector...

A 999 call to HM Coastguard reporting the sighting of a windsurfer board fully rigged and tangled in the rocks west of Totland Pier sparked fears that a person had come into danger yesterday afternoon (Monday). The Needles Coastguard Rescue...

Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, is the first Member of Parliament to sign up to support the RSPB’s new campaign putting nature at the heart of the political agenda. The ‘Vote for Bob’ campaign seeks to raise the issue of...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has run aground this evening (Monday) resulting in the suspension of the service. The Isle of Wight Council say the vessel will not be refloated until high tide tonight. A passenger launch is being arranged...

After a quarter of a century volunteering with Earl Mountbatten Hospice (EMH), nonagenarian Kay Lang is to take a well-earned retirement. Kay, 90, of Bembridge, has undertaken various volunteering roles at the Hospice but for the past seven years she...