Local Community News

Investigations are this week continuing into the theft of items from a gentleman's home on the day of his granddaughters funeral. Several items were stolen from a property in Victoria Road, Sandown sometime between Tuesday 21st January and Sunday 26th...

An urgent appeal has been launched by The Cinnamon Trust who require dog walking volunteers for a resident of Yarmouth who is unable to walk their two lovely dogs, a 6 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and 4 year...

As major ground stabilisation work at Bouldnor moves into its final stages, activity is intensifying to ensure the road can be opened to vehicles as soon as practicably possible, with some changes to access for local residents having been now...

An Isle of Wight marine advertising and marketing communications agency has won an international award for the website it designed for the Ferretti Group UK dealer Ventura. Against 88 other entries, Cowes-based Creative Partners' website for Ventura won 'Best in Class'...

A spate of car thefts in Ventnor has prompted an appeal from Police. Three vehicles in total were broken into earlier this week on Gills Cliff Road, Lowtherville Road and St Boniface Road in the town between 18:00 Wednesday and 08:00...

The Sunken Secrets museum at Fort Victoria in Yarmouth has long been a popular attraction for tourists and school children alike, all who visit to gain knowledge about the history within the Island’s waters and it now needs your help....

Earl Mountbatten Hospice’s new interim chief executive has praised the ‘remarkable’ contribution of staff and volunteers which she said would help the organisation continue to thrive at the heart of the Island’s community following a difficult past year. Jo Blackburn,...

Islanders and Mainlanders who took part in the Wightlink survey into Friday night sailing times from Portsmouth to Fishbourne have voted decisively to change the 21:00 ferry from Portsmouth to 22:00. Wightlink publicised the online poll through Island media, including...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has welcomed the publication of the 2013 NHS Staff Survey which, among its findings, has shown some of the best feedback from ambulance staff in the country. Over 124 NHS organisations responded to the...

Winning numbers for 5th March 2014 14 - 19 - 20 - 27 Incredibly, it is a rollover once again so next weeks Jackpot continues to rise and is a whopping £4400! Lifeboat Lotto has been set up by a...