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An update on several aspects of the Cowes Floating Bridge was given at the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, including news about possible side thrusters
Cowes Floating bridge: All you need to know
The Floating Bridge links Cowes and East Cowes, running regularly through the day and much of the evening. It’s sometimes called the Chain Ferry because it pulls itself both sides of the river on a chain.
Below are articles charting the history of the Cowes Floating Bridge.
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Karl Love says the Isle of Wight council will have to 'bear the brunt' for the continued delays to the return of Floating Bridge 6, which will have been out of service for over a quarter of the year
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The Cowes Floating Bridge was supposed to be back in service this week, but further delays have just been announced. Details within
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The letter to the body that funded the £3.2m Floating Bridge sets out comprehensively the position with FB6 and calls for a meeting with engineers, councillors, businesses and other stakeholders
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The Cowes Floating Bridge has been out of service for nine weeks already. In a letter to the town council, John Metcalfe reveals when it is expected to return
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The Floating Bridge Engineers’ and Stakeholders’ Group explain how they have been warning the Isle of Wight council for many years about the ongoing failures of Floating Bridge 6. Details within
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Isle of Wight council leader said the need to remove the floating bridge from service at the same time as St Mary's roundabout works led to a 'perfect storm of destruction'
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The long-running saga of the Cowes Floating Bridge was discussed at last night's Isle of Wight council Scrutiny Committee. Details within
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Dave Stewart revealed quite how much FB6 has lost this year to Paul Topping on Isle of Wight Radio this morning. Locals say, “Sell it off. We must have a bridge that won’t waste millions more of our tax money"
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The Isle of Wight councillor says that "For all our sakes, including Isle of Wight council, we must draw this matter to a close"
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The Isle of Wight council had originally said that by the end of August they would have a date for the return to service of the Cowes Floating Bridge - With that looming on Monday here are their reasons for the delay
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A report going to the Isle of Wight Council Scrutiny Committee next week lays the blame squarely at the feet of two companies
