Community News

Island grant-giving charity WightAID is inviting local groups and organisations to share their plans for the year and apply for funding as it enters its tenth year.

The coaching team praised the squad for a significant improvement on the previous week’s performance, with tries from Juke and George keeping the contest close.

Lake Parish Councillors have backed a bay-wide tree planting and hedge-laying project aimed at boosting the area’s natural environment.

Volunteer drivers for Daisy Ring Bus C.I.C. can now benefit from free parking in Cowes, thanks to the support of Northwood House Charitable Trust Co Ltd.

Isle of Wight school pupils secured a clean sweep of top marks in the latest London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art examinations.

Isle of Wight indie rock band Wet Leg have capped a landmark year with two nominations for the upcoming 2026 BRIT Awards.

Red Funnel has unveiled its Island Ambassadors for 2026, celebrating a wide range of Isle of Wight talent across music, sport and community life.

Indie band The Pill have announced they are stepping away from music and will no longer be an active band, cancelling all upcoming and future live shows.

A new initiative aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour and improving public spaces has launched in Ryde this week.

The highlight came in Basingstoke, where the club’s U13s stormed into the semi-finals of the Hampshire Bowl Cup with a dominant 14–2 victory.

Southern Vectis has announced it will support Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance as its official charity partner for 2026 and 2027.

Residents from Old Charlton House worked with local artist Debbie Way to create fish and wire faces.

The event, taking place from 23–25 January 2026, is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey.

The Isle of Wight Council is stepping up efforts to support biodiversity and improve green spaces.

Isle of Wight Pearl has appointed Mark Wyatt as the new Head Chef at its recently revamped Pearl Café.

Pet owners on the Isle of Wight are being invited to take advantage of free welfare clinics being run by RSPCA Isle of Wight for cats, rabbits and guinea pigs.

The Isle of Wight’s only high street energy hub is marking Warm Welcome Week, which runs from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 January, starting on so-called Blue Monday.

Thousands more Isle of Wight households are set to receive supermarket vouchers this winter...

Senior Lecturer at The Open University, Emily Bullock, said the workshop will use a range of creative prompts inspired by the local coastline and history.

Households subscribed to the Isle of Wight Council’s Green Garden Waste collection service can renew their subscriptions from today.