CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
Potentially controversial traffic orders that are set to be introduced in Ryde and Binstead in the near future, will be discussed next week. Nearly 30 Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) are proposed by the Isle of Wight Council across the 2...
Read moreDetailsWightlink CEO Keith Greenfield The boss of Wightlink has promised improvements on the Yarmouth-Lymington car ferry route, whilst admitting that the service has been poor recently as a result of 3 captains leaving the company. Back in November, Yarmouth Town...
Read moreDetailsA staggering 21,500 parking tickets were issued on the Isle of Wight in 12 months between 2021 and 2022, new data has revealed. Figures released by the Isle of Wight Council, in its annual parking report, show 1 in 4...
Read moreDetailsUpgrades are on the horizon for the Island's biggest and most popular landmark later this year. Plans have been submitted to upgrade the Grade II red and white striped lighthouse at The Needles, bringing it into the 21st century. Trinity...
Read moreDetailsAfter standing empty for several years, a former aggregate wharf in East Cowes has been given the go-ahead to regenerate into a ‘modern marine industrial park’. Kingston Wharf in East Cowes, owned by Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) since 2012, will...
Read moreDetailsPhase 2 of a retirement park on the outskirts of Newport by Asda could be coming soon, bringing an additional 16 park homes. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council by Luxury Retirement Living to add a...
Read moreDetailsLeah Mew Architecture Major regeneration plans have been unveiled that would transform the run-down St Thomas’ Church in Ryde into a thriving community hub. The landmark on St Thomas’s Street was bought by Ryde Town Council (RTC) in recent years...
Read moreDetailsPlans to improve toilets at Compton Bay on the Military Road have been submitted to the Isle of Wight, just weeks after The National Trust revealed its ambitions for the West Wight beauty spot. It was last month that the...
Read moreDetailsFormer owners of the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown will have to fight their case on the Isle of Wight and not in Durham, a judge has decided. The decision follows a hearing earlier this month at Durham Crown Court...
Read moreDetailsThe deadline to have your say on plans to save a key section of the Isle of Wight’s picturesque Military Road is looming. The Isle of Wight Council and Island Roads are still trying to fix a section of the...
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