Local Community News

Residents across the Island are this week being warned to stay on guard about conmen operating in the area.  The warning comes after two men tricked a pensioner into giving them money after offering to undertake some gardening work in...

The Isle of Wight's High Sheriff, Mary Case, spent Thursday morning visiting Age UK IW's offices in Newport. During the visit the High Sheriff spent time with each of the many departments and services provided by the charity discussing with...

Thursday 12th September is ‘Re-use Ya Shoes!’ day, and as another school year gets under way, there is still time to recycle your old shoes for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. So whether your trainers are looking tired,...

An anonymous local businessman has today (Friday) launched a 28 day reward for information which leads to the discovery of missing Damien Nettle's body. £10,000 is being offered to anyone who can provide a successful lead to the discovery of...

The supply of kindling wood by a local man has raised much needed funds for a charity shop in Wootton.  Tim Blake has been providing the Earl Mountbatten Hospice's Wootton shop with kindling wood since its opening in 2010.  During...

Officers from Hampshire Constabulary are appealing for information to identify a vehicle which is believed to have collided with the garden wall of a property in Sandown. The incident happened in James Avenue, Sandown sometime between midday and 23:30 on...

Wightlink has revealed its Winter 2013 timetable on its Ryde ~ Portsmouth route, and, for the first time, is publishing a long term core timetable which will operate for at least 15 months, enabling customers to plan their working and...

Police are today appealing for witnesses and information after a young woman was assaulted by a group of youths on Friday evening. The incident occurred near to the entrance of Battery Gardens sometime between 21:30 and 22:30 as the 22-year-old...

Super-fast fibre broadband has arrived in Birmingham Road and York Avenue in Cowes, Morton Road in Sandown, Albert Road in Shanklin and Spring Hill in Ventnor, BT announced today. More than 1,300 homes and businesses in these areas now have...

Students at Ventnor-based speech and language school, St Catherine’s, are celebrating a range of exam successes. Through hard work and determination, students with speech, language and communication needs and associated literacy difficulties, achieved excellent results in Entry Level exams, GCSE,...