Last Updated 10.53am Tuesday
Read on for the latest news about council/public and health services for Tuesday 12th January.
This page will be updated as and when we receive relevant information.
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Newport Tuesday Market is Cancelled
Refuse/Recycling collections
If your refuse was due to be collected yesterday – Monday 11th Jan – and you live on a road that has been completely cleared of snow and ice(predominantly the main roads ) they hope to be able to collect your refuse today – 12th January.
Roads that have not been cleared will not be collected due to safety concerns. Residents should leave their bin bags at the front of their properties. Any bin bags that have been left out for some time and have frozen to the ground may not be collected.
Island Waste will also be running a collection on Saturday morning (16 January) weather permitting. This run will follow the usual Friday collections, due to the collection being a day behind. Dependent on the weather, refuse lorries will only collect refuse from the front of homes on main routes.
Kerbside Recycling collections
If your kerbside recycling box was due to be collected Monday 11th January (Week A) and you live on a road that has been completely cleared of snow and ice we hope to be able to collect it today tomorrow – Tuesday 12th Jan.
Civic Amenity Sites
Lynnbottom Civic Amenity site is open 0700 – 1900
We will inform you about the sites at Afton and Forest Road for the coming week end ( 16th and 17th ) as soon as we can.
Health Services
From Tuesday 12th January patients are being asked to attend any scheduled outpatient appointments both at St Mary’s and in the community as long as it is safe to do so. If you can not attend, please phone and rearrange your appointment.
Scheduled operations will also be going ahead from Tuesday 12th January and any patient who has not heard from the hospital should assume their operation is going ahead as planned. If you are not able to attend for your operation please contact the hospital to rebook.
If your appointment or surgery has been cancelled due to the weather, NHS Isle of Wight is now starting to look at rebooking patients and will be contacting patients directly.
GP Practices, Dentists and Pharmacies remain open as services get back to normal. If you have an appointment at your GP or dentist but are not able to attend, please contact your service to rearrange.
District Nurses are increasing the number of visits they are doing but prioritising them. This includes essential injections, syringe drivers and catheters. Patients requiring an essential visit will be seen by District Nurses travelling on foot. Anyone concerned about their visit are advised to contact the District Nursing Team on 01983 552456.
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