News in Brief

No matter how hard you try or how much careful you are, debt can creep into a person’s life like garden weeds. It can only take a month of extra spending to build a considerable amount of debt, and yet...

Part of the public footpath GL57 in Beech Copse, Godshill has been closed due to an unsafe tree. The tree is currently leaning over the path. The landowner is aware and is arranging a tree surgeon to make the tree...

Traffic heading in and out of Cowes is tailed back due to temporary traffic lights at Northwood this morning (Tuesday). Contractors have set up roadworks outside the tank museum, which is leading to lengthy delays in both directions. Southern Vectis...

Island Roads have taken the decision to commence gritting this evening (Sunday) and again tomorrow morning for known wet spots.  Winter Maintenance decision is to treat the precautionary routes commencing at 17:30. A secondary treatment of known wet spots will...

Island Roads will be out treating the roads network again this evening (Saturday). Gritters will be gritting precautionary routes from 21:00. Drivers are urged to take care.

Island Roads have this afternoon (Friday) announced that they will be gritting the Island Roads' network during the early hours of tomorrow morning.  Gritters will hit the roads from 03:00 treating precautionary routes.

An emergency closure has been put on Brocks Copse Road in Wootton, from its junction with Palmers Road to its junction with Alverstone Road. The emergency closure is to allow the removal of overhanging trees. The diversion will affect these...

Court Road, Totland has been from its junction with Summers Court to its junction with Clayton Lane for a distance of 369 metres. This is to enable Emergency Tree Works to take place. The diversion will affect these streets: Middleton,...

Locks Green Road, from its junction with Colemans Lane for a distance of approximately 785 metres in an westerly direction, has been closed this afternoon (Tuesday) due to a fallen tree. The diversion will be signposted locally. Reasonable facilities will be provided to...

Longdown Steps, Ventnor Footpath 114g from its junction with South Street to its junction with St Catherine Street for a distance of 63 metres. Scottish and Southern Electric to restore service. The diversion will affect these streets: Victoria Street, High...