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Motorists are facing significant delays when travelling through the Downend area this morning (Thursday) due to the erection of temporary traffic lights following a road traffic collision. 3-way lights have been established at the Hare and Hounds junction to act ...

Wightlink is advising customers of a 45-minute delay on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this morning (Thursday) due to a medical emergency. It's said that a passenger on board 1 of the cross-Solent operator's ferries has become unwell, requiring medical attention. As ...

A £50,000 report into the failings of Floating Bridge No.6 has been completed but is to be kept secret - until the Council can balance out the report's findings with a forward plan of action, which could include a new, ...

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has expressed his disappointment with the draft Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) for the Island, with a lack of extra cash meaning 'difficult decisions' lay ahead. Despite months of work to provide ...

4 ‘at risk’ community-run Post Offices on the Isle of Wight will be saved from closure, if parish councils go ahead with plans to put more taxpayer cash their way. Inflationary pressures and a lack of footfall have seen stores ...

36-year-old Joe Collins has been handed an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for 20 months, for the rape of a boy over 20 years ago. The well-known Newport barber, of Atherley Road in Shanklin, denied the offence but was found guilty ...

Ryde Town Council has agreed, in principle, to purchase the former NatWest bank for £426,000. Although plans are still being finalised, it is hoped that the acquisition will enable the Town Council to have new, accessible offices alongside rentable interview ...

The Kebab House in Newport has been given top marks in its latest food hygiene inspection, just months after it was served a 1-star rating. Sharing the good news, a spokesperson for the business has said the premises was visited ...

The Isle of Wight Council has apologised — and must pay £3,250 — for the ‘distress’ caused to a mother and daughter over ‘failings’ to support learning. In a recently published Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) ruling, the ...

A serious head-on collision between a motorcycle and a van has forced the closure of Ashey Road leading onto and off of The Downs this afternoon (Wednesday). The crash, which occurred at just before 15:20, has seen a male motorcyclist ...