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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'
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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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
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A petition has been launched calling for a thorough independent investigation into the procurement and project management decision for Floating Bridge 6.
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The Cowes Floating Bridge has already been out of action for 25 days - with the Isle of Wight council revealing earlier in the week a major fault. Full details on the latest development
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The Isle of Wight council previously said they would update Islanders "by the end of the week" about the non-working Floating Bridge. It's past 6pm on Friday and there has still been no update
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15 public interest questions Isle of Wight council have failed to answer about Cowes Floating Bridge
News OnTheWight put 15 questions about the Floating Bridge to the Isle of Wight council. They failed to answer any of them
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Claims have emerged that the Cowes Floating Bridge - already out of service for over three weeks - needs parts that could take up to 30 weeks to be fitted. News OnTheWight has asked the council to clarify
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A major fault with the hydraulic system was identified when the bridge was taken out of service 21 days ago for 'planned maintenance'
