Speech and language therapists at St Mary's Hospital now have a bumper bundle of material to assist both adults and children, thanks to a £946 grant from the hospital's Friends.
Thanks to a cash donation by the Friends of St Mary's Hospital, Laidlaw Day Hospital now has advanced rehabilitation equipment for moving and mobilising people who are incapacitated by a medical condition.
A man with strong links with the Isle of Wight is planning to take part in the London Marathon to raise funds for the £1-million Cowes RNLI lifeboat station appeal.
There has been a massive surprise boost to the £1-million appeal for the new Cowes lifeboat station, proposed for the old Custom House beside The Parade.
Engine trouble proved to be the final straw for two Isle of Wight men for whom a day's fishing aboard their 16 foot cabin cruiser in the Solent on Sunday produced just one small fish.
Progress towards the new RNLI lifeboat station for Cowes has been 'ramped up' this month after builders started work on constructing the new slipway for the crew's all important rescue missions.