Local Community News

The region's Police force have received a funding boost from the Home Office, it has been announced. Hampshire Constabulary have been given some £1.1million of extra funding following a successful bid for to support five separate initiatives, including equipping Isle of...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward with information after a number of power tools were stolen from a shed in Freshwater. Three outbuildings on Edinburgh Road in the village were broken into between 19:00 on Thursday and 08:00 yesterday (Friday)....

An initiative to encourage a sense of wellbeing, increase physical movement, speech and brain activity in people who are normally not active in hospital has been introduced at St. Mary’s Hospital through patients having direct contact with dogs. The simple...

UPDATED: Isle of Wight Councillors have been in Parliament to meet Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis MP this week. The meeting, held yesterday and organised by the Island’s MP Andrew Turner, gave the Council, including representatives from all elected groups...

Businesses in the marine, maritime and advanced manufacturing sectors, including those in composite engineering, are being invited to bid for funding after a new grant was made available. The Isle of Wight Expansion Fund is a £2.46m grant fund that...

The Koan at the front entrance of St Mary’s Hospital in Newport, an iconic piece of artwork which was designed and built back in 1997, could turn once again thanks to a charitable approach by a local firm. Although no...

Cllr Chris Whitehouse (Conservative, Newport West) has launched National Obesity Awareness Week and its campaign to turn obesity in the UK around. Cllr Whitehouse is Director of the campaign and attended a launch of the event on Monday (13th January)...

The annual charity fundraiser, Race for Life, has been scrapped for 2014 due to the event no longer being cost effective. Cancer Research UK, who organise the event, have said they have reduced a number of smaller events across the...

The Isle of Wight Foodbank is on the move from its existing premises in Cowes. The big move will take place next Monday (20th January) with the foodbank operating from its new premises at the former Love Lane Primary School...

Quay Arts has seen a 6% increase in visitor numbers in 2013 with over 96,000 visits to the Newport center. In the last twelve months there has been changes to the structure of the team at Quay Arts, with a...