diff --git a/app/models/member.rb b/app/models/member.rb
index 92e1228d446..5e5c5b39857 100644
--- a/app/models/member.rb
+++ b/app/models/member.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Member < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def self.newest_first
-    order "#{table_name}.created_at DESC"
+    order(created_at: :desc)
   end
 
   protected
diff --git a/app/models/news.rb b/app/models/news.rb
index 5ae5b9a067e..ad65e03028a 100644
--- a/app/models/news.rb
+++ b/app/models/news.rb
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ class News < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
-  # table_name shouldn't be needed :(
   def self.newest_first
-    order "#{table_name}.created_at DESC"
+    order(created_at: :desc)
   end
 
   def new_comment(attributes = {})
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/news/news.component.html b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/news/news.component.html
index d82ef9f8717..4c2dd0b5ea7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/news/news.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/news/news.component.html
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@
     [resource]="resource" />
 </widget-header>
 
-<div class="op-widget-box--body -allow-inner-overflow">
-  <turbo-frame [id]="frameId" [src]="src" loading="lazy" />
-</div>
+<turbo-frame [id]="frameId" [src]="src" loading="lazy" />
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/project-status-beta/project-status-beta.component.html b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/project-status-beta/project-status-beta.component.html
index 578f40e907e..1d0e28d6a65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/project-status-beta/project-status-beta.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/project-status-beta/project-status-beta.component.html
@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@
     [resource]="resource" />
 </widget-header>
 
-<div class="op-widget-box--body -allow-inner-overflow">
-  <turbo-frame [id]="frameId" [src]="src" />
-</div>
+<turbo-frame [id]="frameId" [src]="src" loading="lazy" />
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/subprojects/subprojects.component.html b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/subprojects/subprojects.component.html
index d82ef9f8717..4c2dd0b5ea7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/subprojects/subprojects.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/grids/widgets/subprojects/subprojects.component.html
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@
     [resource]="resource" />
 </widget-header>
 
-<div class="op-widget-box--body -allow-inner-overflow">
-  <turbo-frame [id]="frameId" [src]="src" loading="lazy" />
-</div>
+<turbo-frame [id]="frameId" [src]="src" loading="lazy" />
diff --git a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.html.erb b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.html.erb
index e19ca7b58d2..825f7b87d23 100644
--- a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.html.erb
+++ b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.html.erb
@@ -29,17 +29,21 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
 
 <%=
   widget_wrapper do
-    flex_layout do |flex|
-      @newest_members.each do |item|
-        flex.with_row(mb: 3) do
-          render Users::AvatarComponent.new(user: item.principal, size: :mini, link: false, show_name: true)
-        end
-      end
-      flex.with_row do
-        render Primer::Beta::Link.new(href: project_members_path(@project)) do
-          I18n.t(:"overviews.widgets.members.view_all_members")
+    if @newest_members.present?
+      flex_layout do |flex|
+        @newest_members.each do |item|
+          flex.with_row(mb: 3) do
+            render Users::AvatarComponent.new(user: item.principal, size: :mini, link: false, show_name: true)
+          end
+        end
+        flex.with_row do
+          render Primer::Beta::Link.new(href: project_members_path(@project)) do
+            I18n.t(:"overviews.widgets.members.view_all_members")
+          end
         end
       end
+    else
+      render(Primer::Beta::Text.new(color: :subtle)) { t(:"js.grid.widgets.members.no_results") }
     end
   end
 %>
diff --git a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.rb b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.rb
index 9b41bfaa1d6..9e3ac0edf61 100644
--- a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.rb
+++ b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/members_component.rb
@@ -33,19 +33,15 @@ module Overviews
     class MembersComponent < Grids::WidgetComponent
       MEMBERS_LIMIT = 5
 
-      attr_reader :project, :current_user
+      param :project
 
-      def initialize(project)
-        super()
+      def initialize(*)
+        super
 
-        @project = project
-        @current_user = current_user
-        @members =
-          if project
-            project.members.visible(current_user).newest_first
-          end
-
-        @newest_members = @members.limit(MEMBERS_LIMIT).to_a
+        if project
+          @members = project.members.visible(current_user).newest_first
+          @newest_members = @members.limit(MEMBERS_LIMIT).to_a
+        end
       end
 
       def title
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ module Overviews
       end
 
       def render?
-        current_user.allowed_in_project?(:view_members, project) && @newest_members.present?
+        current_user.allowed_in_project?(:view_members, project)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component.rb b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component.rb
index c434f564d9e..d477cb021bf 100644
--- a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component.rb
+++ b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component.rb
@@ -33,17 +33,11 @@ module Overviews
     class NewsComponent < Grids::WidgetComponent
       NEWS_LIMIT = 5
 
-      include ApplicationHelper
-      include OpPrimer::ComponentHelpers
-      include OpTurbo::Streamable
+      param :project, optional: true
 
-      attr_reader :project, :current_user
+      def initialize(*)
+        super
 
-      def initialize(project)
-        super()
-
-        @project = project
-        @current_user = current_user
         @news =
           if project
             project.news.visible(current_user).newest_first
diff --git a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component/item_component.html.erb b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component/item_component.html.erb
index ed0be9a0b55..fa9055dbe23 100644
--- a/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component/item_component.html.erb
+++ b/modules/overviews/app/components/overviews/widgets/news_component/item_component.html.erb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
           end
 
           layout.with_column do
-            render(Primer::Beta::Link.new(ml: 1, font_weight: :bold, href: news_path(item))) { item.title }
+            render(Primer::Beta::Link.new(font_weight: :bold, href: news_path(item))) { item.title }
           end
         end
       )
diff --git a/modules/overviews/spec/components/overviews/widgets/members_component_spec.rb b/modules/overviews/spec/components/overviews/widgets/members_component_spec.rb
index 34905ad9469..1bc94a7e234 100644
--- a/modules/overviews/spec/components/overviews/widgets/members_component_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/overviews/spec/components/overviews/widgets/members_component_spec.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ RSpec.describe Overviews::Widgets::MembersComponent, type: :component do
     let(:user) { create(:admin) }
 
     context "with no members" do
-      it "does not render" do
-        expect(rendered_component).not_to have_element "#overviews-widgets-members-component-box"
+      it "does render" do
+        expect(rendered_component).to have_content I18n.t(:"js.grid.widgets.members.no_results")
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/modules/overviews/spec/controllers/overviews/widgets/members_controller_spec.rb b/modules/overviews/spec/controllers/overviews/widgets/members_controller_spec.rb
index 9047d3fb32e..6af21db724f 100644
--- a/modules/overviews/spec/controllers/overviews/widgets/members_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/overviews/spec/controllers/overviews/widgets/members_controller_spec.rb
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 
 require "rails_helper"
 
-RSpec.describe Overviews::Widgets::Members do
+RSpec.describe Overviews::Widgets::MembersController do
   shared_let(:project) { create(:project) }
-  shared_let(:user) { create(:user, member_with_permissions: { project => %i[view_member] }) }
+  shared_let(:user) { create(:user, member_with_permissions: { project => %i[view_members] }) }
   current_user { user }
 
   describe "GET #show" do
diff --git a/modules/overviews/spec/permissions/widgets/members_spec.rb b/modules/overviews/spec/permissions/widgets/members_spec.rb
index e201bfae510..311d651b34b 100644
--- a/modules/overviews/spec/permissions/widgets/members_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/overviews/spec/permissions/widgets/members_spec.rb
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ require "support/permission_specs"
 RSpec.describe Overviews::Widgets::MembersController, "permissions", type: :controller do # rubocop:disable RSpec/EmptyExampleGroup,RSpec/SpecFilePathFormat
   include PermissionSpecs
 
-  check_permission_required_for("overviews/widgets/members#show", :view_member)
+  check_permission_required_for("overviews/widgets/members#show", :view_members)
 end