News in Brief

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 ...

Green Lane in Shanklin has been closed from its junction with Oaklyn Gardens to its junction with Princes Way - this is to enable emergency repairs by Island Roads to a collapsed gully. The diversion route will be via Cemetery...

Family is the most important thing in life. When family members are in trouble, we try to do everything that we can for them.  Watching the sufferings of loved ones is hard, but seeing them suffer from an addiction is...

Copse Lane in Freshwater is to be closed on Monday morning for repair works by Southern Water. The West Wight road will be closed from its junction with Redlake Road to its junction with Kings Manor Farm - a distance...

Gritters will be treating the Isle of Wight's road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Friday). Island Roads say that the decision has been made to treat the planned routes from 05:00. Motorists are being reminded to drive...

Avenue Road in Freshwater has been closed to all traffic to enable Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks to carry out low voltage repair works. The main road has been closed from its junction with Avenue Road car park to its...

Getting a job will help you deal with student loans and student debt, but there are other things you can do – and should know about. After years packed with beans on toast, leftover pizza and weekday nights down the...