Scam Alert – Winter Fuel Payments

UPDATE FROM NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERT   We are receiving an increasingly high number of reports from residents who have been contacted by someone purporting to be gathering information to enable them to receive a Winter Fuel Payment.  There is no need for you to...

Warning issued after barbecue waste sparks bin fires.

A warning has been issued to Isle of Wight residents and visitors after a number of public litter bins were damaged by fires linked to disposable barbecues. Recent incidents in Ryde, Shanklin and Sandown have seen bins destroyed or heat-damaged, prompting the Isle of...

Longhalves Lane Closed

TEMPORARY FOOTPATH CLOSURE – Longhalves Lane Freshwater FOOTPATH TO BE CLOSED: Longhalves Lane between its junction with Orchard Close and its junction with Parkers Hill, for a distance of 317 from 08:00 hours on 22nd July 2025, for a maximum period of...

Island Roads update – Queens Road

UPDATE FROM ISLAND ROADS: TUES 29TH JULY – THU 31ST JULY The Isle of Wight Council (Queens Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight) (Temporary Road Closure) Order No 3 2025 Island Roads on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council give notice that for one shift between...