Footprint Trust joins national campaign for Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
Footprint Trust backs national campaign highlighting fuel poverty’s impact on Island residents
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Carisbrooke Castle Museum launches GoFundMe for royal portrait restoration
Carisbrooke Castle Museum asks donors for £2,500 to help restore two royal portraits
Free parking for electric vehicles in Isle of Wight Council car parks to end
Free EV parking in Island council car parks ends on 16th November 2026
Isle of Wight Reform councillor addresses George Madgwick rape charges
Reform councillor addresses charges against suspended colleague
Photo taken on Ryde’s Dover Street becomes face of Normandy photography festival
Ed Alcock’s Deauville exhibition retells his grandmother’s hidden Isle of Wight history
Isle of Wight chef wins a regional Chef of the Year Award
Congratulations to this Isle of Wight chef, flying the flag for the Island
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary secures London Marathon places for the first time
Five runners to take on Wildheart’s first London Marathon, aiming for £15,000
New book charts the history of Ventnor’s St Catherine’s School
New book traces 145 years of St Catherine’s School through pupils’ memories
What climate change means for everyday life: Free film and talk in Sandown
Free Sandown screening of climate briefing film, followed by open community discussion
Voluntary groups urged to share views on future of Isle of Wight Living Well service
Islanders and charities urged to shape Living Well service before November deadline
Four-course vegan supper club heads to Ventnor Exchange in December
Art of the Plant supper club heads to Ventnor Exchange this December. Book now to secure your seat
Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust urges bidders to help reach £10,000 goal
Red squirrel charity auction raises £4,053 in four days with £10,000 target
Hovertravel Footbridge in Ryde closed for repainting and new decking
Ryde’s Hovertravel Footbridge is closed for repainting and new decking until December
Island Line closures: Buses replace trains until end of November 2026
Buses replace Island Line trains in two stages while track is renewed
Footprint Trust joins national campaign for Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
Footprint Trust backs national campaign highlighting fuel poverty’s impact on Island residents
Voluntary groups urged to share views on future of Isle of Wight Living Well service
Islanders and charities urged to shape Living Well service before November deadline
Support our local lifeboat crews and sign up to the Lifeboat Lotto
It will cost you less than £10 per month and you could win up to £5,000, all while supporting our inshore lifeboat crews
Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust urges bidders to help reach £10,000 goal
Red squirrel charity auction raises £4,053 in four days with £10,000 target
Armed forces community offered free Red Funnel crossings for Remembrance and Armistice Day
Red Funnel offers free foot passenger travel to serving personnel and veterans
Wight Aviation Museum founder receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Wight Aviation Museum founder Helen Blake-Edwards honoured with national Lifetime Achievement Award
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Letter: Courtesy, kindness and professionalism shown by St Mary’s staff
A Carisbrooke man thanks St Mary’s staff for his wife’s stroke care
Open Letter to Isle of Wight West MP to attend debate on climate and nature emergency briefing
Island nature educator urges MP to back national climate and nature briefing
Letter: Nature’s hidden role in the food we eat and the air we breathe
Naturezones' Angela Hewitt argues nature deserves serious investment and urgent government action
