Local Community News

Storeroom2010, an island charity dedicated to helping island people, have received £100 on behalf of the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation. The team went along to the Hose Rhodes Dickson office in Newport yesterday (Wednesday) where the Managing Partner, Richard...

A ground-breaking renewable heating system has been installed at UKSA thanks to a £50,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The Cowes-based youth charity’s indoor heated pool is now a ‘green’ pool, boasting an innovative heating and hot water system...

Winning numbers for 4th December 2013 06 — 07 — 08 — 24 Incredibly, it is a rollover once again so next weeks Jackpot continues to rise and is a whopping £3100! Lifeboat Lotto has been set up by a...

A verdict of accidental death has been recorded following an inquest into the death of former Island student, Jamie Rolfe. Mr Rolfe, 27, was killed when he fell down a deep ravine in the French Alps back in January 2011,...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be out of service next week for essential maintenance.  The vital link between East Cowes and Cowes will not be operating on Monday and Tuesday (9th + 10th). This is to allow the installation of...

There will be some changes to refuse collections over Christmas this year, primarily between Monday 23rd and Friday 27th December. Changes will also be in place between Wednesday 1th and Friday 3th January. For some households, their collections may be...

Young Enterprise and Wightlink are teaming up for the second year running to host a floating Christmas trade fair for Island students taking part in this year's prestigious Young Enterprise business competition. There are nine Young Enterprise teams on the...

Island residents will easily be able to access shops taking part in a forthcoming event aimed at boosting local businesses. A week today, on Saturday 7th December, an event called Small Business Saturday is being held with its main aim...

A collaborative research project linking the Island’s Radiology and Chronic Pain departments with neuroscience at both Imperial College and University of Southampton is getting underway today (Saturday). This work has stemmed from complex presentations of pain that are characterized by...

Philip Bell, local author and publisher at Beachy Books, has published Jack and Boo's Dinosaur Island, the fourth book in the award-winning, Jack and Boo children's book series, all inspired by the Isle of Wight. Jack and Boo’s Dinosaur Island...