Local Community News

Winning numbers for 4th September 2013 01 — 19 — 29 — 31 No Jackpot winner this week once again, so next weeks Jackpot is £1,800 Lifeboat Lotto has been set up by a team of people with over 35...

Two teams of police cadets from Kingston-upon-Thames, south west London, recently helped with access improvements at Fort Victoria Country Park near Yarmouth. The cadets, who were visiting the Island for their annual training camp, worked with the Isle of Wight Council’s Countryside Service to surface more than 100 metres...

As the children head back to school this week, many families find it incresinly hard to purchase brand new school wear at top end prices. Today (Monday) and Wednesday (4th September), the Isle of Wight Foodbank are offering cheap but...

The Isle of Wight branch of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) are giving you the chance to have fun, learn new skills and develop your creativity by learning to draw and paint in a friendly informal group. Two ten week courses...

Sainsbury’s Newport has presented Bembridge Angling Club with a community grant of £100 worth of food for their charity BBQ evening in aid of the RNLI, which raised an incredible £800. Celebrating their 50th Anniversary, the angling club set out to raise...

Andrew Turner has accused some people of ‘playing politics’ in suggesting that Prime Minister David Cameron MP was badly weakened when the House of Commons voted against launching missile strikes against Syria.  The Island’s MP was one of 30 Conservative MPs...

The Island’s NHS Chief Executive, Karen Baker, is encouraging all Island families to take the fresh start presented by the new school year as an opportunity to establish healthier habits – such as walking to school, incorporating short bursts of...

UPDATED: Concerns are growing this evening for a missing 15-year-old girl who hasn't been seen since the early hours of yesterday (Thursday). Jessica Stevens has gone missing from her home address in Sandown, sparking Police to issue a media appeal....

Police are today appealing for witnesses to come forward as they investigate reports that a dog was injured in an attack by another dog at Appley Beach in Ryde.  The attack took place yesterday (Thursday.) Investigating Officer, PC Dunn from...

Experts from the New Economics Foundation are to visit the Island in a few weeks time for an open discussion with business owners, particularly from the small and medium sized sector.  The initiative is the brainchild of the Island’s MP,...