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The council say that the suspension of the floating bridge is a precautionary measure due to a combination of wind and tide and counter claims that it hit a wall.
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 leader of the council says the works are part of the IWC's "continuing aim to get a good and reliable service for residents during this extended trial period".
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Angie Booth from Valu4U in East Cowes explained to a BBC reporter today how her business - which had been profitable for 21 years - has been decimated since Floating Bridge 5 was taken out of service in January 2017.
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A letter to the CEO of the body that granted £3.7m for the new floating bridge appeals for help after many stakeholders say they have struggled to get the Isle of Wight Council to engage in a "constructive and meaningful way".
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East Cowes IWC councillor Karl Love says businesses are dying because of the bad floating Bridge service. Here he lays out what he feels needs to be done - including IWC investing in East Cowes.
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As with previous periods of suspension, a passenger launch will be in operation whilst the work takes place to fix the problem wheels on the Floating Bridge.
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A service will be in place for foot passengers as the squeal is dealt with on the Cowes floating bridge tonight.
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The high-end supermarket has been quietly observing the problems with the floating bridge service but now talk about the importance of safeguarding local businesses.
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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.
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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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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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The Isle of Wight council set out what happened with the Cowes floating bridge on Friday night and how they are remedying the situation.
