Local Community News

Southern Vectis’ Newport bus depot has been shortlisted in the highly regarded UK Bus Awards. The Isle of Wight operator is in contention within the Top National Bus Depot category - for the second year running. Singled out for its...

Research into social isolation and loneliness carried out by the Isle of Wight Council’s public health team has been recognised at a major national conference. The research was carried out in partnership with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Southampton...

An image of a butterfly taken at The Needles Park has won first prize in a national competition organised by Heritage Great Britain. The iconic site is just one of the landmarks Heritage Great Britain is responsible for with the...

Midwives at Isle of Wight NHS Trust are advising parents of new born babies and anyone caring for a baby to follow good practice advice for safe sleep to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS - or cot death...

More than £1300 was raised for Earl Mountbatten Hospice on Tuesday nightat a fundraising fashion show held as part of Hospice Care Week. Hospice staff and volunteers were among those who took to the catwalk at the event, which was hosted...

Nearly 30,000 children's books have been rented from Isle of Wight Council and community libraries over the summer, mainly thanks to the annual Summer Reading Challenge.  In total, 2400 children took part in the popular annual event, which this year was called...

Police are this week investigating an attempted robbery and assault on a 20-year-old man in Newport. The young man was walking along Nelson Road in Newport sometime between midnight and 00:30 on Thursday (2nd October) when he spoke to two...

Changes to the Isle of Wight Council Executive have been finalised this week, as Council leader Ian Stephens takes up a role by the Local Government Association as a member of the Leadership Board and Chairman of the Culture, Tourism and...

An island-wide campaign is being launched to encourage anyone who thinks they may have been exposed to risk of contracting hepatitis C to get themselves tested at a community pharmacy. The Isle of Wight is leading the way in community...

Wightlink has made a considerable investment in a brand new website, which has gone live this morning (Wednesday). Customers can now see at a glance the Service Status of Wightlink’s fleet on the company’s three cross-Solent routes and links to...