Local Community News

A total of 13 young people who take on caring responsibilities for family members set sail with Wightlink across the Solent from Lymington for a day trip to the Isle of Wight. They went on to visit the Needles Landmark...

Islanders have been urged to demand an end to sewage pollution at a ‘Paddle Out Protest’ at Appley Beach in May. As part of a national day of action to put pressure on the government, water companies and regulators, Surfers...

Members of Cowes Men’s Shed have been given vital information about a potentially lifesaving health check during a visit from NHS screening staff. Technicians Karen and Sally from the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme, based at Southampton General Hospital,...

Orchard House Care Home brought music, joy and laughter to its residents with a memorable Dementia Disco event. The afternoon was headlined by the talented HunnyBz, a dynamic duo known for their captivating performances of ABBA classics. The event was...

Deathtrap by Ira Levin combines black comedy and murderous intrigue with a roller-coaster plot that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats right up to the final curtain. A washed-up playwright plots to steal another man's work and...

Red Funnel’s Island Ambassadors have ended the first quarter of the year with a series of remarkable achievements, competing and performing across the water. The Island Ambassadors group is part of Red Funnel’s Proud to Support programme, which sees the...

More than 60 members of Yarmouth Sailing Club, West Wight Swimming Club, and their families and friends recently gathered at the West Wight Sports & Community Centre for an ambitious challenge: to swim the equivalent of the Isle of Wight’s...

Christians from across The Bay area will take to the streets of Shanklin this Good Friday (18th April) as part of a traditional Walk of Witness to mark the climax of Holy Week. The annual procession will see participants accompanied...

DanceMakers marked its 12th anniversary on Thursday (11th April) with a celebration of tea, cake and community spirit, reflecting over a decade of keeping older adults active and connected through dance. The class originally began as a 16-week Adult and...

An Isle of Wight woman living with incurable Stage 4 cancer is set to take on a 56-mile cycling challenge in Scotland this September to raise money for Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer and Cancer Research UK. Victoria Coles will be...