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The main road between Shanklin and Ventnor is to be closed later this morning (Monday) so that essential tree safety work can be carried out, with disruption expected for the next 2 weeks. The road closure will allow the National...

A shopkeeper from Ryde has been handed a driving ban by the courts after being caught driving whilst almost twice the legal limit. 41-year-old Thambo Pirapagaron, of Upton Road in Ryde, was stopped by Police on Quarr Hill, Binstead at...

2 successful funding applications have been announced by The Island Collection charity. The Island Collection was set up in 2019 to provide a vehicle for more collaborative working within the arts, culture, and heritage sector on the Isle of Wight....

The major project to upgrade the shared use route between The Riverside Centre and Mews Lane in Newport is progressing well with increased usage already being reported on the completed sections. The scheme is part of the Isle of Wight...

3 former Isle of Wight hovercraft have arrived in Singapore for the final leg of their journey to the Indonesian island of Batam, where they will be renamed. Freedom 90, Island Express and Courier departed Britain at the end of...

Openreach has this week announced it will create and fill more than 600 new jobs in the South East during 2022, with 7 of those being right here on the Isle of Wight. The new recruits will work to build...

The Isle of Wight Hedgerow Group has announced that the popular hedgelaying competition, which was scheduled for 26th February 2022, has been cancelled. The competition, held annually at locations around the Island, has been a regular fixture in the Island's...

A town centre house in Newport was 1 of 3 Isle of Wight properties to have sold as part of the latest Clive Emson auction. The freehold property at 36 New Street, with 3 to 4 bedrooms, sold for £129,000....

A disqualified driver has been handed a suspended prison sentence and banned from the roads once again - this time for over 4 years - after crashing his boss's van into a car whilst almost 4x the drink-drive limit. Kelvin...

Work by Island Roads to upgrade traffic signals and pedestrian crossings on and around Coppins Bridge is progressing well, but motorists are warned of further disruption towards the end of the month. The scheme, which began in November last year,...