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The person who owns it now is still trying to sell it for £125,000 – but guess how much Isle of Wight council sold it for? Thanks to a resident's FOI request, OnTheWight can share the answer.
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 Floating bridge's newly-fitted mesh matting (fitted only a month ago, costing £3,400), was yesterday removed. Here's what the locals and IWC are saying ...
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The floating bridge has now returned to service following a serious incident where a member of staff was injured in the engine room and airlifted to Southampton Hospital.
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Leader of the council, Dave Stewart, says that initial test results show the noise has been reduced, "so it appears these solutions are working very well".
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Cllr Love walked out of last night's meeting (Monday) after just 20 minutes, calling it a ‘politically constructed quango’. He explains why.
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A couple of very simple questions were posed by OnTheWight to the Isle of Wight council when a passenger discovered her jeans were covered with bleach stains after getting on and off the Cowes floating bridge.
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Laura noticed the stains up the legs of jeans after leaving the floating bridge, which she said "smelled like a swimming pool" this morning.
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The bridge will be taken out of service later this week when the noise minimising shoe is fitted to the Cowes floating bridge.
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The ward councillor for East Cowes called for the resignation of Cabinet member for Transport, Ian Ward, over his handling of the floating bridge.
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Matting is to be fitted to the slipway and a 'shoe' will be fitted next week to the end of the ramp in an attempt to reduce noise and vibration levels.
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Residents in East Cowes want to know when something will be done about the weekly problem of lorries getting stuck on the junction by the Cowes Floating Bridge.
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The Independent councillor for East Cowes says he's lost confidence in the Cabinet member's ability to address the ongoing issues with the floating bridge. East Cowes Business Association join the voices calling for action.
