Local Community News

The Met Office have this morning (Tuesday) issued a yellow weather warning for further heavy rain. The latest belt of wet weather to hit the Island is likely through the rest of Tuesday and particularly overnight into Wednesday, when organised...

For the second year running a major careers and jobs fair is being staged to give key advice to young people and adults on the Island. The ‘Your Future’ event is being held at the Isle of Wight College, Newport on...

The very first European “Restart a heart day” was held earlier this month to raise public awareness of the importance of early Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation in an out of hospital cardiac arrest situation. Anyone can suffer a cardiac...

Viscountess Cobham, chairman of VisitEngland, visited the Isle of Wight today (Monday) to learn the progress made by the Island’s destination management organisation in its first year and to launch the 10th tourist information point of the year at the...

Cowes Week Limited (CWL) and Aberdeen Asset Management are working in partnership to appoint an official charity for the world-famous regatta, Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week. An official charity is appointed in order that fundraising activity during the event can...

The first in a series of budget roadshows took place in Ryde on Thursday with more than 30 people attending the event, including representatives from local town and parish councils  as well as local ward councillors and members of the...

National pub chain JD Wetherspoon has this week confirmed its interest in the former Cowes Police Station, which has recently gone on the market. Following the announcement earlier this year that a new Wetherspoons public house is to open in the...

Cowes Week Limited, organiser of the world’s best-known sailing regatta, is looking for a volunteer non-executive director to join its board. First established in 1826, Cowes Week is one of the longest-running events in British sporting history and is the...

A new telephone number for members of the public to call if they are concerned about a child or need information about children’s services is being launched by the Isle of Wight Council. From Monday 4th November, people should call...

The number of people claiming the unemployment benefit Jobseekers Allowance fell in September, it has been revealed. 2687 people claimed the benefit last month compared to 2720 in August - a fall of 33. Year on year, it is a...