Local Community News

VIDEO: Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will hold further strikes this week after failing to reach an agreement with the government over pension reforms. Members of the FBU will strike between 18:00 and 22:00 tonight (Friday) and again...

An Isle of Wight Post Office has been awarded a grant of up to £10,000 after successfully winning a Community Enterprise Fund competition for their outstanding proposals to support local people and businesses and to tackle isolation amongst the elderly....

Yesterday (Wednesday) the Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, led a 90 minute debate in Westminster Hall on the subject of Government policy on immigration.  Transitional controls for citizens of Romania and Bulgaria (who joined the EU in 2007) expire at the...

Funding has been granted to Cowes-based youth charity UKSA to put more young people through their successful engagement programmes in a bid to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. The Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Hayes, has granted funding to provide...

Winning numbers for 11th December 2013 04 — 14 — 21 — 31 Incredibly, it is a rollover once again so next weeks Jackpot continues to rise and is a whopping £3200! Lifeboat Lotto has been set up by a...

The Isle of Wight Trading Standards Service is making residents aware of a new telephone scam that has been reported on the Island. Callers claiming to be from the ‘National Electricity Board’ offer a ‘gadget’ for £128 which they claim...

Christmas shoppers flocked to the Island’s towns and villages this weekend as parking fees were suspended in the council’s off-street car parks in support of Small Business Saturday. This is the first year that the Island has taken part in...

The Isle of Wight Scouts are on the look olut for a new County Commissioner to support and guide the scout leaders and to ensure young people across the Island can access the best and widest range of scouting experiences. ...

The Island’s MP Andrew Turner is urging Islanders who held pensions with Equitable Life to make sure they register to get any compensation they are entitled to before it is too late. Around 450,000 people have already received compensation and many more...

Island residents and cross-Solent passengers are able to meet the top management of Wightlink in Ryde tomorrow (Tuesday).  The opportunity has arisen to talk with Russell Kew, the company's Chief Executive; Elwyn Dop, Head of Fleet Operations; John Burrows, Operations Director and Sean...