Local Community News

The Isle of Wight Council and The Southern Co-operative are working in partnership to make a combined donation of £2,000 worth of food to the Isle of Wight Foodbank. The move comes in response to the Island’s foodbank plea that...

The Classic Boat Museum and Gallery in East Cowes has been awarded Full Accreditation as a Museum by The Arts Council of England. Joining many of the countries top museums, The Classic Boat Museum was recently visited by an assessor...

The New Carnival Company CIC is searching for a very special man to lead its Midsummer Mardi Gras parade on Saturday 29th June. Rex, King of Carnival, is a traditional character from the New Orleans annual Mardi Gras celebrations and...

Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has commissioned the development of a suicide prevention strategy. The Island’s 2011/12 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment states that the mental wellbeing of the population and the social and other factors which influence people’s...

This year’s Adult Learners’ Week celebrations ended on a high with an awards ceremony to recognise the outstanding achievements of Island individuals and innovative learning projects. Following a successful week of learning events organised by the council’s community learning team,...

Police are this week appealing for witnesses after a roman horse statue, complete with rider, was stolen from a garden in Newport. The unusual statue, which is roughly 12 inches in height, was stolen from the front garden of a...

Following the announcement of the departure of Jamie Clark, who will be standing down as a Commissioner at the end of May after completion of his second term of office, Simon Treherne has been invited to join the Board of Cowes...

Police have arrested two youths in connection with a recent spate of overnight café break-ins across the Island.  The latest incident led to the arrests after vigilant members of the public reported seeing suspicious behaviour, and doors open and alarm...

Residents across the Island are joining the Community Speed Watch scheme which aims to educate drivers on the effects of speeding and help prevent motorists speeding through towns and villages. The launch of the first SpeedWatch scheme took place on...

Meticulous planning is going into Cowes RNLI lifeboat station's preparations for providing safety cover for the 1,700 yachts competing in this year's J P Morgan Asset Management's Round the Island Race on Saturday (1st June). The 50 mile event, organised...