Local Community News

Conservative group members on the Isle of Wight Council meet this weekend to finalise their budget proposals which they will then invite full council to consider at the budget meeting in February. These proposals are currently being examined by officers...

The Island's MP, Andrew Turner has welcomed improvements to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill (the ‘Lobbying Bill’) made in the House of Lords. The Bill is designed to bring greater transparency to politics and how...

The Isle of Wight Council is working with local organisations including Community Action Isle of Wight and Visit Isle of Wight to boost cycling projects across the Island. Using money from the local sustainable transport fund, plans are currently being...

The team at the Fountain Inn in Cowes is celebrating after receiving a ‘Simply the Guest’ award. The award, by booking agent Laterooms.com, recognises consistently high guest reviews from customers that have stayed at the Fountain since February 2013. Chris...

Planning for your future and making a Will is vital to ensuring that your wishes are met and your estate is divided amongst the people and causes you care about. Having a correctly written Will removes any doubt about your wishes,...

The Isle of Wight College’s new sensory room was officially opened by Debbie Lavin (Principal) and Andrew Briggs (Isle of Wight Council’s Commissioning Manager for 14 – 19s last week. The multi-sensory approach is a fun and flexible way of...

Teachers and friends shared the exciting news that two Sandown Bay Academy sixth form students received offers from Oxford University last week, at their first choice of college. Dylan Boyd, 17, received an offer of a place to study Physics...

A busy road in Shanklin has reopened this afternoon following a partial collapse of the carriageway earlier this month. Landguard Road has been closed for the past three weeks after a large hole appeared in the road at the junction...

English Heritage has launched a recruitment programme for volunteers to take part in the new Childhood at Osborne project which launches at the Swiss Cottage in April 2014.  At least 15 posts have been created and an open morning is...

The Isle of Wight College has announced an exciting new investment worth close to £6.5m to develop a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre. Debbie Lavin, Principal of the Isle of Wight College, has confirmed that funding had...