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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.
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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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.
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Report published. Technical details missing, due to legal issues we're told. It's "not about apportioning blame" says council leader, Dave Stewart. The 28 pages will take a while to read.
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The Cowes and East Cowes Branch Labour Party say the crews and support staff have had a very difficult job to do and faced great criticism over a situation which is not of their making.
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This East Cowes resident attended the Cowes Town Council meeting to hear what leader of the Isle of Wight council, Dave Stewart had to say about the floating bridge. He was less than impressed.
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The floating bridge came back into service on Monday morning, was suspended by Wednesday evening and is still out of action today (Friday).
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Cllr Neil Oliver reports back from the Cowes Town Council meeting which saw both the Leader and CEO of the Isle of Wight Council attend to answer questions about the floating bridge. He declared the performance of the leader as "truly disappointing".
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Just three days after coming back into service the Cowes Floating Bridge has been suspended due to technical problems.
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The Floating Bridge Stakeholders Group say the bridge must meet the Statement of Requirements and it doesn't. They're calling for it to be rejected and a new one bought with a low interest loan.
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This Cowes town councillor asks the Leader of the council what his Plan B is if the floating bridge fails again after being brought back into service next week.
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Stakeholders in East Cowes say the floating bridge has too many unresolved issues still and urge the Isle of Wight council to not accept this floating bridge.
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The Cowes floating bridge is scheduled to reopen to the public this coming Monday (11 December) as part of an extended trial period that will take place this month.
