Local Community News

Beer enthusiasts will be able to enjoy a range of ten real ales from across the world, alongside beers from the UK, during a 17 day festival at three pubs in the area. The overseas beers on offer at S....

‘The Vista’, a new learning area at Carisbrooke College, was officially opened this week by Mark Taylor one of the College’s twelve student librarians. Mark had great pleasure in cutting the ribbon after a welcome to the new area by...

Visitors to and from the Isle of Wight had a chance to meet an acclaimed author and have copies of her books signed thanks to Red Funnel. Joan Ellis signed copies of her romantic comedy ‘I am Ella. Buy me’...

The Isle of Wight Council has officially handed over the Riverside Centre to its trustees following the completion of a community asset transfer.  The new long-term lease, agreed by the council’s Executive in June, secures the future of the centre...

Charities in the Ryde area have received a cash boost as part of celebrations to mark a milestone anniversary. Yorkshire Building Society’s agency in Ryde joined celebrations to mark 150 years of the Society helping people save for their futures...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is reducing its carbon footprint by encouraging its staff, patients and visitors to recycle at St Mary’s Hospital as they do at home. A year ago the Trust started its journey towards sustainable waste...

Top motoring website Motors.co.uk is telling Isle of Wight drivers to strip off and stay safe this winter. According to statistics, in autumn and winter you are 11% more likely to have a car accident due to road conditions than...

Visit Isle of Wight has revealed that after two years focusing on Dinosaur Island as a summer campaign, the Destination Management Organisation will be putting the Garden Isle landscape at the heart of the marketing message for the next two...

CLA Director for the Isle of Wight, Belinda Walters, has commended Andrew Turner MP for highlighting the need for a more sustainable and affordable transport service between the island and the mainland.  Responding to the Westminster debate led by Mr...

An Isle of Wight Councillor has this week suggested Carisbrooke College on the outskirts of Newport could potentially close as a result of the amount of surplus school places on the Island and the falling number of parents sending children to the...