Local Community News

Ryde Pier is set to feature on BBC1’s Countryfile programme this coming weekend. Presenter Matt Baker spent a day on Britain’s oldest pier with members of the Wightlink team and Project Manager Jerry Burch from Trant Engineering; the company which...

A greatly improved Earl Mountbatten Hospice shop in Ventnor is now open following a major refurbishment. Volunteers joined staff and customers - as well as the Hospice’s Minion supporters – at the official opening of the store on Saturday. Bob...

Members of the public are being reminded to take extra care during the upcoming fire strike period– particularly as it covers a time when Halloween and early Guy Fawkes Night activities will be taking place. As previously reported, members of the...

The Island’s healthcare system is under sustained pressure and Islanders are being asked to help by making sure they only use hospital services if they really need to, and consider making use of the 111 non-emergency helpline. Unusually for this...

With Halloween approaching, the Isle of Wight Council is working with a local cookery academy to encourage residents not to generate food waste but instead use parts of pumpkins to make meals.  Many people will be buying pumpkins to make Halloween...

The Island’s NHS is supporting a national campaign to encourage people to seek early help from their local pharmacist if they’re feeling under the weather.   The campaign is urging older people to seek advice early to prevent a minor...

The Earl Mountbatten Hospice's Ventnor store is set to reopen this lunchtime (Saturday) after undergoing a refurbishment. Staff have been busy helping to refurbish the hospice shop in Pier Street, which will be officially re-opened at midday today. The hospice's...

A new programme providing weekly singing sessions, tailored specifically for those experiencing breathlessness due to COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other respiratory conditions will be running for the next eight months funded by the Isle of Wight Clinical...

The next meeting of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board is set to be held on Wednesday (29th October) at 09:30 in the Conference Room at St. Mary’s Hospital. Members of the public are welcome to attend and papers...

To avoid a fright this Halloween, Southern Water is asking people to treat their toilets and not trick them by flushing away the wrong things. Ghastly items such as wet wipes, plasters and cotton buds should all be put in...