Local Community News

The number of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance on the Isle of Wight fell by 418 last month. During April, 3434 people were claiming the benefit compared to the 3852 claimants in March. Compared to 2012, 131 more people were on...

The Island’s libraries are making some noise and want you to come along and be part of it! Starting tonight (Wednesday) at Newport Library, every fortnight each of the Island’s council-run libraries will hold an exciting music evening. Entry to...

Children and young people with additional needs now have greater access to activities thanks to a new vehicle owned by the Isle of Wight Council. The local authority now owns a converted wheelchair accessible vehicle which allows council key workers...

All 281 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Enquiry Centres have been threatened with closure but Isle of Wight tax officers are fighting to keep the islands last tax office open and to keep the service they provide local for the...

Following the closure of The Dark Horse pub in Brading, the Post Office are now holding a six-week consultation period on the proposed new location of Brading's Post Office service. It is proposed that the town's Post Office re-opens at...

Freeview viewers on the Isle of Wight will need to retune their TV equipment on Wednesday as airwaves are cleared for the roll-out of faster mobile broadband. Technical changes at some local transmitters, affecting 46,000 homes across the Island and...

A weekend on Wightlink ferry crossings from Fishbourne to Portsmouth and Yarmouth to Lymington offered a great start to collecting for this year’s Connaught Trust Round Island Cadet Relay last month.  Cadets from Air, Army, Sea and Combined Cadet Forces...

To celebrate their 25th anniversary the IW Road Runners have donated £250 towards this year’s Needles XC Half Marathon. A cheque was presented to Clare Griffin, manager of the West Wight Sports Centre, by Simon Randall and Kev Fry from...

w tuThe meeting which took place on Wednesday with Lord Nash, Education Minister has been hailed as a breakthrough by the Island’s MP Andrew Turner, who organised it, and the two newly elected councillors who attended on behalf of the...

Mini owners on the Isle of Wight are being warned to be vigilant following a series of fuel thefts across the island. The first incident occurred overnight between Thursday 25th April and Friday 26th April in Somerset Road, Ryde. The...