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There’s talk of a new motorcycle race in the West of Wight - Not Diamond Races. News OnTheWight’s got details from a briefing document (shared with us on the QT) and have been doing some digging. Here’s what we’ve found
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Island Roads say the challenge of the scheme has been to devise an engineering solution that prolongs the life of this important section of the Island’s infrastructure, but does so in a way that respects the unique environmental and geological characteristics of the site
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The stretch of road is one of the UK’s best-known and most photographed sections of highway and the longest consecutive length of road upgraded by Island Roads in a single scheme, as part of the Highways PFI.
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The work is four weeks into the scheme and still on schedule to complete by 4th May. Island Roads explain what's involved.
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Hundreds of people turned out for the Brook Bay beach clean at the end of January and more beach cleans are planned for around the Island in the coming months.
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Nature enthusiasts are being invited to help one of the UK’s rarest butterflies on the Isle of Wight this weekend.
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Police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed this allegation of indecent assault that took place between 1am-2am on Sunday morning.
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David Moorse speaks from experience when he says it's not just horses who are having problems with slipping on Isle of Wight roads resurfaced by PFI contractor, Island Roads.
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It's been rare that you get to see landslips happening as they occur.
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Traffic on a section of the Military Road near Brook has been one-way with lights since a landslide in 2010. It's good to see the water drainage system suggested by Dr Bruce Denness was a success.
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Jaymie is keen to reunite the medal with its rightful owner. Can you help?
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Find out where the six locations are that will be used by the Dinosaur mobile phone app we revealed back at the start of March.
