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Dover Park set to lose their school crossing patrol A total of 8 school crossing patrols are set to be axed on the Isle of Wight unless last minute alternative funding solutions can be found to retain services, however the...

The family of a teenager injured in a hit and run collision in Cowes last week have released a photograph of his injuries in a bid to trace the driver who failed to stop. Police were called to Baring Road, Cowes,...

L-R: Stoneham Construction senior surveyor Adam Burton and Island Roads structures manager Ian Hodson at Balaam's Passage, Bonchurch Ryde-based Stoneham Construction has been chosen to work on 5 sites as part of Island Roads’ current programme to repair and strengthen...

The Island’s MP Andrew Turner took part in a debate on School Penalty Fines and Unauthorised Absence on Monday, raising among other issues, the Government’s involvement in the Isle of Wight Council’s case against Islander Jon Platt. The Magistrates Court...

An Island woman in her 60s was almost conned out of nearly £9000 after she received a phone call from a man claiming to be from BT.  The man, who is said to have had an Indian accent, claimed someone had...

The future of Cowes-based charity Storeroom2010 has been secured thanks to grants, a £364,000 loan and the continuing efforts of the charity's trustees and staff. Storeroom has been in talks with the social investor Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to...

Following the serious incident on Wightlink's St Helen ferry in July 2014, in which a number of vehicles were damaged and 3 people injured, the Island's MP Andrew Turner has followed up an apparent lack of enforcement action. The Marine and Coastguard...

English Heritage has been undertaking conservation work on the Minton tiles in the Grand Corridor at Osborne House in East Cowes this week. The tiles have started spalling, meaning that small areas of the decorative surface have come detached. This...

The next phase of work to upgrade Media Way and Medina Bridge at Newport is to begin shortly. Island Roads will be undertaking the resurfacing of the dual carriageway between Coppins Bridge and a point north of Medina Bridge (the...

At least 10 more kayakers or canoeists are needed to act as safety craft to enable the 64th Pier to Pier Swim Race between Sandown and Shanklin to take place next month. The event, which is due to take place on...