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M5 speed variable cameras catch driver going ‘over 40mph’

Sally Ruddle, 60, was clocked speeding on the M5 in her Citroen between junctions 4a and 6 (Worcester).
The case was heard at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, April 25 after Ruddle of Sandown Drive, Chippenham, was caught on the northbound carr…

Monday Musings: A Cakewalk for Willie

We knew when he won the Grand National it would be tight, writes Tony Stafford. The differential between Willie Mullins, devouring his first (of many, no doubt) UK trainers’ titles and runner-up Dan Skelton, was in the end just the £344,717, more than …

Green spaces and primary school among developments announced …

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An artist’s impression of the new development. Picture: Barratt Homes.
Plans to build 300 new homes west of Nairn will include a new primary school according to a housing developer.
It was announced l…

Urgent calls for Ventnor railway reinstatement as town faces …

David Baldwin MVO, RVM, Ventnor Resident and 2016 Gilbert Lecturer and Fellow, Princeton University shares his informed view on what might (or should) be next for Ventnor following the Bonchurch Landslip[1].
In his own words. Ed
In 2021, over two years…

THE LAST TRAINS DEPARTED FROM FRESHWATER AND …

The railway lines between Brading – Bembridge and Newport – Freshwater saw their final passenger trains depart on Sunday 20th September 1953 – 70 years ago today.
The train on the 12-mile-long Newport to Freshwater line left the crowded West Wight t…

CAR CRASHES INTO DITCH AFTER SMASHING INTO ROYAL …

A car ended up in a ditch at the side of the road following a collision with a Royal Mail lorry on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Thursday).
The crash on Beaper Shute, near the junction with Harding Shute, occurred shortly before 06:20.
Island …

Motorcyclist who died after crash with car in Gwynedd is named

A motorcyclist who died after a crash in Gwynedd has been named. Mark Anthony Joyce, 56, of Middlewich in Cheshire, died at the scene of the collision on the A494 in Rhydymain near Dolgellau[1] on Sunday, August 13.
Sarah Riley, assistant coroner for n…

Crash on main road between Newport and Sandown

Police are at a crash. (Image: Google Maps)

A crash is causing delays on the main Newport to Sandown road.
Emergency services have been called to Newport Road, or the A3056.
The collision has happened at its junctions with Winford Road and Princele…

Emergency services called to two-car crash near Bembridge

Emergency services called to two-car crash near Bembridge (Image: Contributed)Emergency services are at the scene of a two-car collision near Bembridge this afternoon (Thursday, July 20).Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue were called at 1pm fo…

Road blocked to buses due to fire

A road is blocked due to a fire. (Image: IWCP.)

Buses are unable to serve Merstone Lane, due a shed fire, say Southern Vecits.
Route two is affected.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service says crews from Sandown, Shanklin and Newport …