Local Community News

A pioneering partnership of UK carnival arts organisations was officially launched on Tuesday at an event in central London by Peter Bazalgette, the Chair of the Arts Council and actor Colin Salmon. In a collaborative first for the sector, the...

A leading Isle of Wight based dentist, Wight Dental Care, has been announced as the Mouth Cancer Foundation’s ‘Practice of the Month’ for May.  The team has proven they go above and beyond to implement the charity’s Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation...

London based firm VesselsValue.com are set to open a large office in Ryde creating 40 new job opportunities. VesselsValue.com is the online intelligence and information service providing instant and accurate ship values daily. Born in the market crash of 2008,...

The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, has today (Wednesday) welcomed confirmation that 28 of the Island’s 39 electoral divisions have been included in the Assisted Area Status map which will now go forward to the European Commission for final approval.  Should the...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for the Isle of Wight by the Met Office. Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to break out across southern parts of England this afternoon, dying out as we head...

The Isle of Wight Council Trading Standards Service and Hampshire Police have been working together to help residents avoid being targeted by rogue traders. Rogue traders are individuals or groups of people who cold-call householders, often targeting vulnerable residents, claiming to...

Plans for the Island’s Music Education Hub to become the focus of high quality music provision on the Isle of Wight are to go before the Isle of Wight Council’s Executive on Tuesday 6th May. Plans for the Island’s Music...

Police have this week launched an appeal for information after a boat was stolen from Ventnor. On Wednesday of last week (16th April), a grey 10ft Avon tender was stolen from its storage area on the clifftop near to Ventnor Esplanade. Several...

An online family information website, run by the Isle of Wight Council, has been given a makeover to make it easier for families to navigate and find information. WightChYPS, the latter part of which stands for children and young people...

Staff at The Co-operative Food store on Anglesea Street, Ryde, are celebrating coming top of the charts in their feat to raise funds for Carers Trust, the UK’s largest charity for carers, to provide desperately needed breaks, information, advice, support...