A record number of 59 young people from the Island achieved their Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards (DofE) in 2016. The Awards were presented by the Lord Lieutenant at last night's ceremony.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has judged the Earl Mountbatten Hospice to be ‘Outstanding’ - putting them alongside a small group of other hospices across the country which have achieved a similar rating.
How about that for a goal for the year?! Glen Jones, from East Cowes, has set himself quite a challenge - a marathon a month throughout 2019 - all to raise month for NSPCC.
There's a huge amount planned for the bicentennial celebrations in East Cowes next weekend including, a grand procession, esplanade festival, town exhibition, new Victoria Town Trail among other things.