News in Brief

Monkton Street in Ryde will be closed from 07:00 tomorrow morning (Thursday) to enable roadworks to be completed. Island Roads have confirmed that the road will be closed from its junction with Bellvue Road to its junction with East Street...

Park Road in Wootton has been closed from its junction with Lushington Hill to its junction with Briddlesford Road to allow contractors to remove a fallen tree and make other safe. Motorists are being diverted via Lushington Hill to the...

Whitepit Lane in Newport has been closed today (Tuesday) to allow Southern Water to undertake repairs. The road has been closed from its junction with Castle Road to its junction with Chandler Close. Motorists are being diverted via Cedar Hill,...

In the UK, smoking is not allowed indoors, so employees cannot smoke within the premises, but that doesn't mean business owners shouldn't offer space for this recreational activity. Now, vaping is not really the same thing, but since it is...

Human-centered design (HCD) is a common term in app development that describes the process of designing for people, that is, the final intended users. Following the HCD approach helps developers come up with applications that provide solutions and good user...

Casinos throughout the western world have seen their numbers decline; Las Vegas in particular has watched the number of tourists visiting its desert city decrease whilst Las Vegas casinos have seen their revenue and stock prices shrink. What is the...

A road in Apse Heath is to be closed overnight tonight (Friday) for carriageway reinstatement works. Alverstone Road will be closed from 19:00 until 06:00 on Saturday morning to allow contractors to repair a failing reinstatement in the carriageway. Those...

Pallance Lane in Northwood has been closed to enable the safe removal of overhanging vegetation. The road is closed from its junction with Pallance Road to its junction with Wyatts Lane. The road is only expected to be closed for...

Star Street in Ryde has been closed for emergency gas works. The road has been shut between George Street and High Street outside the bingo hall. SGN are carrying out emergency repairs to a gas pipe. The road was closed...

Church Hill in Shankin has been from its junction with Church Hollow to its junction with Hollow Lane for a distance of 381 metres. This is to enable SGN to carry out repairs to leak. The diversion will be via ...