Local Community News

Staff, volunteers and patients from Earl Mountbatten Hospice are helping a UK charity to provide the gift of sight to the people living in a poverty stricken Kenyan community. The charity, Friends of Buburi, founded by Jo Hanks who is...

Three pubs in the local area are to cut the price of all food and drink by 7.5% per cent on later this month. The Island's three Wetherspoon pubs -Fowlers & Co. in Union Street, Ryde; The William Coppin at...

Hampshire Constabulary are reporting a 12% reduction in crime at this year's Bestival event, held last weekend, compared to 2013. Crime figures show that reports of theft from tents reduced by around a quarter at 23% with the overall crime...

On Thursday the 23rd October, Bruce, a two and a half year old black Labrador cross from the Island charity Friends of the Animals, will be travelling to Westminster with the Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, to take part in the...

Dogs will be allowed to continue to roam free on an East Wight beach after an idea to impose lead restrictions was dropped by the Council last night. Members of the Isle of Wight Council's executive committee have agreed to...

Members and leaders from Island Guide Units attended an International Camp in Berkshire during the school summer holiday. Entitled ‘Wings’ and held at Windsor Great Park, the camp saw Guides from around the world undertaking special activities as well as...

The Yar Bridge in Yarmouth is to continue to be operated manually after an agreement was reached with Yarmouth Harbour Commission. Under the Highways PFI scheme, the Council had originally planned for the bridge to be operated remotely via the...

A new online service aimed at young people aged 0 to 25, with special educational needs and disability, has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council.  The ‘local offer’ has been developed in partnership with parents and health commissioners...

Firefighters tackled a large caravan fire on the outskirts of Newport yesterday evening (Tuesday). Two appliances from Newport Fire Station and the water tender from Ventnor Fire Station were called to the scene at Stone Farm off of Blackwater Road...

Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) has produced a new luxury lifestyle publication which seeks to challenge perceptions of holidaying on the Island by encouraging potential visitors to see it as a year-round escape with many “Shades of Wight” to be...