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There were a number of road and traffic incidents across the county on Tuesday A CAR flipped on its roof after heavy snowfall led to treacherous driving conditions. It was a number of road and traffic incidents across the county as motorists awoke to sleet and snow. A black BMW was travelling along the Grane Road close to Clough Head Cafe when it lost control on the ice and slush and crashed, flipping on to its roof. The car was travelling along the Grane Road close to Clough Head Cafe (Picture Lancashire Police) The driver, a man who police say is a key worker, is not thought to...

UPDATE: All roads are now passable, but drivers are still being advised to travel with caution Motorists are being advised to only drive if necessary as heavy snow made a main road almost impassable on Tuesday morning. People living in Cliviger said the area around Mount Lane, Red Lees Road and Burnley Road was virtually snow-logged from around 7am, with many saying not to bother trying to travel down the hill from the Fighting Cocks Italian Restaurant. Posting on social media at around 8am on Tuesday, Emily Walsh said: "Snow drifts down the hill after Ninos (The Fighting Cocks). "Th...

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 7:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Council Doesn't 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 the crash, a petition was launched which gained nearly 7,000 signatures calling for the Isle of Wi...

In the aftermath of the crash, a petition was launched which gained nearly 7,000 signatures calling for the Isle of Wight Council to install traffic lights on the crossroads, in a bid to improve safety and prevent further collisions. Accident data from the Isle of Wight Council and Island Roads show there is a 'high probability' of a crash occurring at that junction at least once every year, and it is 'likely' that between 25 and 50 per cent of those accidents could kill or seriously injure someone. In the last five years, seven recorded collisions have happened at the junction — one ...

GRAY — During football season, Jackson Jenkins delivered the game-winning touchdown pass for Daniel Boone in an upset win over Greeneville. He added to those heroics Tuesday on the basketball court by throwing a game-clinching pass against Unaka. Jenkins found teammate Breiydon Gilliam cutting to the basket and delivered a pass for a wide-open layup with nine seconds left in Boone’s 62-58 win over the Rangers at the Boones Creek Elementary School gym. With coach Chris Brown also calling him the quarterback of the basketball squad, Jenkins has shown a propensity of coming through in ...