With persistent and heavy rain forecast for tomorrow and Thursday the Environment Agency say the river will be much higher than normal until Christmas Day
Minor impact flooding is expected in some parts of the Eastern Yar, but with dry weather now until Thursday, it should give the river a chance to recover
Residents on the coast, along the Eastern Yar and at Gurnard Lock are being advised to Be Prepared today with two flood alerts from the Environment Agency
Community Response And Back-up Niton and Whitwell has bounced back into action ahead of the second national lockdown and has put out a call for volunteers
Special mention was made to contribution of local resident Rose Ashton, the driving force behind the successful fundraising and repair work at Niton Church nearby, who sadly passed away before repairs were completed
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the rider who died on the scene, and with his passenger who has been taken to Southampton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries
Villagers argue there isn't sufficient infrastructure to support the proposed new homes, while the applicant says it will encourage young families back to the area and offer current residents the option to downsize