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Skew Bridge A last-minute announcement has revealed that Lake's Skew Bridge will be closed tonight to motorists this evening (Monday). Island Roads says the closure on the busy stretch of road, that has been revealed just hours before it is...

A public consultation has been launched by the Environment Agency after an application for a permit to drill for oil was received for a location in Arreton. UK Oil and Gas (UKOG), which has licenses to drill for oil on...

Cowes Enterprise College has been chosen to host Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) to support the mental health and wellbeing of its students. The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is a newly established service that offers evidence-based interventions in the...

Savings of more than £32 million have been found in the Highways PFI contract — by the people who helped design it. Providing their advice to the Isle of Wight Council, Jasmine Consulting has found what the council estimate to...

The Isle of Wight Council has teamed up with Southern Vectis to encourage younger people to use bus travel across the Island. The council’s Connect2Work Programme has launched a brand-new bus offer in partnership with Southern Vectis, aimed at potential...

An application for a temporary refreshment kiosk at Red Funnel's East Cowes Terminal is set to be considered by Isle of Wight Council planners. The application, submitted by the Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam...

More than £730,000 of taxpayers’ money has been paid to a consultancy to find savings in a contract its’ owner helped design. Figures revealed in a Freedom of Information request to the Isle of Wight Council show, over the 39...

A prostate cancer screening event organised by the Island’s Prostate Cancer Support Group found 75 of the 250 men who were tested to be showing potential early signs of cancer. Some of those who undertook screening were advised to seek...

Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels across the UK. The inspections are being carried out as part of ongoing work around fishing vessel safety in an industry recognised to be...

Firefighters across the region have dealt with more than 400 fires in the open in the first 5 months of 2021 – with numbers expected to rise as the weather warms up. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...