YMCA Fairthorne Group has scooped a Lottery grant of £457,523 to fund a new service to support bereaved children on the Isle of Wight. The funding will allow YMCA Winchester House in Shanklin, to get the ‘Help2gGrieve’ scheme for young people off the ground…

Isle of Wight based organisations are being encouraged to apply for grants of between £2,500 – £120,000 to help provide fun-filled activities for disabled children. The funding is ‘Aiming High for Disabled Children’..

The Isle of Wight Community Fund is encouraging local groups to apply for funding as it opens its 2010 grant programme. A total of £25,000 is available to assist projects aimed at supporting young Islanders, particularly in the 14–25 age range…

As ACRE and RCAN announce the launch of this year’s £500,000 COMMA fund, community groups on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to apply for between £3,000 and £20,000 for community based projects…

As reported earlier this week roads across the Isle of Wight are set for a major upgrade thanks to £364.6m of new Government funding. The next stage in the process is for Isle of Wight Council to commence procurement arrangements in March 2010. Work is scheduled to start in 2013…

News of unprecedented £364.6 million government investment to improve the Island’s highway infrastructure is welcomed by the Isle of Wight Council. Under the PFI, the public road network will be rebuilt or resurfaced as will every pavement, kerb and cycleway…

A floral business on Isle of Wight is blooming as it becomes the first to take on an Apprentice under the government’s Apprenticeship Grant for Employers scheme…

Following our news: Lottery Boost For Island Communities. Newport Parish Council report they are delighted to have been awarded £1,110 by the Big Lottery Fund towards the enhancement of the Victoria Road Amenity Area…