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Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Island Roads Has Second Busiest Winter On Record By Iona Stewart-Richardson Last winter Island Roads has had its second-busiest winter on the Isle of Wight. Between last October and the end of March, Island Roads carried out 51 gritting runs depositing a total of nearly 1,000 tonnes of salt on the network. That level of activity was eclipsed only in the 2017/18 ‘Beast from the East�...

AN ISLE of Wight farm has appealed for information after three of its lambs died following a dog attack. Shorwells Cheverton Farm has asked people to come forward regarding a dog attack at Signal Hill on Brading Down at around noon today (Wednesday). A spokesperson for the farm said: "Please do not condemn all dog walkers as we are aware that the majority take care when around sheep. "However this particular dog is clearly dangerous and should be stopped." Cheverton Farm can be contac...

ISLAND Roads is preparing for the upcoming cold weather — with gritters taking to Isle of Wight Roads this afternoon. Gritters will be out and about from 4pm today (Wednesday) and again at 5am tomorrow morning as the winter maintenance fleet undertake a series of activities to ensure everything is in working order. The temperature is set to go below zero degrees, with a low of -3c forecast. Usually, the decision to run the gritters is taken based on specialist weather forecasts, obser...