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Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 7:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Council Doesnt Recommend Traffic Lights At Deadly Forest Road Junction By Oliver Dyer In April 2019, a three-vehicle crash on Forest Road, Newport took the life of Yvonne Copland, 64.  A car failed to give way on Whitehouse Road, hitting a bus which tried to avoid the impact by swerving onto the other side of the road, causing a head-on collision with another car. In the aftermath of...

Isle of Wight Radio 6:00am - 10:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Freshwater Paedophile Jailed For "Horrific" Child Sex Attack At Fort Victoria By Oliver Dyer A paedophile from Freshwater has been jailed for his "appalling and horrific" rape of a three-year-old child. Appearing at the Isle of Wight Crown Court this afternoon (Friday), Graham Medway, of no fixed address, has been sentenced to 14 years. He will serve nine years in prison, and five ye...

Isle of Wight Radio 7:00pm - Midnight Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Coronavirus Vaccination Hub Launches At St Marys Hospital By Jamie White The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has launched its vaccination hub at St Mary’s Hospital. IOW NHS employees, volunteers, and health and social care workers based on the Island are being offered the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to help protect healthcare services and those who care for others. The COVID-19 vaccination h...

A major independent review of UK transport connectivity should examine how travel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland could be improved, according to the Island’s MP and Council Leader.

Isle of Wight Radio 3:00pm - 7:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Isle of Wight Council Takes Action To Buy Sandown Eyesore By Louise Hill, LDR Reporter The Isle of Wight Council is taking steps towards forcibly buying a Sandown eyesore. Derelict buildings on the corner of Fitzroy Street and Station Avenue are the potentially the subject of the council’s first Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) since the renewal of its Empty Property Strategy in 2019....

A car has crashed into a building in Sandown this morning (Friday).

The Isle of Wight is included in a Met Office warning for ice tomorrow (Saturday).

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Jail Term Of Isle Of Wight Child Rapist "Too Lenient" - Case Referred To Court Of Appeal By Oliver Dyer A convicted Isle of Wight paedophile could be set for a longer stint behind bars after the Attorney General deemed his life sentence "unduly lenient". The case of Jonathan Maertens, of Richmond Meade, Freshwater, has been referred to the Court of Appeal. A judge will decide whether to increase his sentence. The 35-yea...

Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 3:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight 20mph Speed Limit To Be Recommended For More Isle Of Wight Areas By Louise Hill, LDR Reporter The introduction of more 20mph areas across the Island and a full review of speed limit and transport policies is being recommended. Police, however, say the enforcement of 20mph speed restrictions has a very low priority status due to a lack of resources and higher policing priorities. The Is...

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight Road Improvements To Continue During Lockdown By Jamie White Work to repair and improve roads on the Isle of Wight will continue during lockdown. Island Roads has said that schemes such as work on Skew and Alresford Road footbridges over the railway line between Lake and Shanklin – and essential highways maintenance - is permitted and will continue. However as a result...