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Unfortunate timing for the Isle of Wight council, as a BBC News film crew turns up on a day the new £3m+ floating bridge struggles to dock. Watch the report, which also features an interview with IWC leader, Dave Stewart.
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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Not sure if this service is in the job description, but well done to the staff from the Cowes floating bridge for performing fireman's lifts to passengers today during high tide.
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This reader believes the Isle of Wight Council has only once choice when it comes to sorting out the floating bridge fiasco.
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If you're unable to attend tonight's Scrutiny Committee, follow our live reporting from the council chamber as the committee consider the review of the Cowes Floating Bridge, as well as budget issues.
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The bridge will be out of service for two nights this week in order for engineers to replace parts.
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You'll see the floating bridge going back and forth first thing on Friday, but you won't be able to use it. Here's why.
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A retired engineer and quality assurance manager says the way the Isle of Wight council is testing the floating bridge won't prove anything of worth. Here's why.
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After the failure of the prow chain on the floating bridge on Friday night, Colin McCourt asks how much longer we must go on with this "sub-standard vessel"?
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The Isle of Wight council set out what happened with the Cowes floating bridge on Friday night and how they are remedying the situation.
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Members of the Scrutiny Committee ask 'Who runs the council?' after being told they can only view floating bridge documents sat in front of a laptop at County Hall (with an estimated reading time of 30 hours).
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After Leader of the council, Dave Stewart, gave Scrutiny members an update on the Cowes floating bridge, they told him he'd be held accountable his comment about it providing 'a good and reasonable service'. OnTheWight reports in full detail.
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A group of Isle of Wight residents, mostly with professional engineering and project management expertise, and including some town councillors, have written today to the Solent LEP - who funded Floating Bridge 6 - requesting a meeting and setting out their concerns about the failure of the project.
