News in Brief

Standen Avenue in Newport has been closed from its junction with Forest Road for a distance of 226 metres in a northerly direction for carriageway repairs. The diversion will affect these streets: Forest Road, Parkhurst Slip Road, Parkhurst Road Diversion...

Eleanors Grove & Quarr Hill from its junction with Fishbourne Lane to its junction with Binstead Hill for a distance of 1619 metres has been closed at the request of Hampshire Police. The diversion will affect these streets: Station Road,...

Cycle track from Shanklin to Wroxall has been closed from its junction with Newchurch Footpath 39 to its junction with Yarborough Road, Wroxall due to an unsafe tree.  The diversion will affect these streets: Newchurch Footpath 39, Godshill Road, Whiteley...

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Zig Zag Road in Ventnor has been closed from outside Number 32 for a distance of 37 metres. This is to enable Southern Water contractors, DynoRod, to repair the collapse Sewer. The diversion will affect these streets: Bellevue Road, Zig...

Emergency services were called to a person in difficulty at Freshwater Bay this afternoon (Wednesday).  Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were immediately tasked from their previous job in Shanklin to assist Needles Coastguard Rescue Team and Freshwater Independent Lifeboat to a...

Hollow Lane in Godshill has been closed from its junction with Church Hill to its junction with Hollow Glade for a distance of 313 metres. This is to enable Groundsell Contracting to remove a fallen tree. The diversion will affect...

A tree brought down as a result of strong winds is blocking the main road through Havenstreet this afternoon (Tuesday). Motorists are having to turn around as a result of the obstruction between Stroudwood Road and Main Road, Havenstreet. Island...

Whitepit Lane in Newport has been closed from its junction with St Johns Road for a distance of 91 metres in a westerly direction (one-way section). Southern Water to carry out repairs to leak on comm pipe. TM provided by...

Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to investigate and get “eyes on” a report of 4 children under Sandown Pier earlier this afternoon (Monday). Bembridge was stood down on route as the first informant confirmed the children were back ashore...