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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Cllr Jordan responds to what he says is the "utter hypocrisy and dual standards" of Conservative group challenging the NDA on the Floating Bridge settlement
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If you can't trust council information from an Isle of Wight council paper, where can you? The information was reported in good faith directly from a council document, but Cllr Jordan says it’s incorrect and estimates are ‘wide of the mark’
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The Cllr for East Cowes says Ian Ward has "made too many promises. We have received every kind of explanation, but still no solutions"
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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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Councillor want to ensure the traffic delays caused last time the Floating Bridge was out are not repeated.
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Three Isle of Wight councillors are calling for foot passenger charges on the replacement floating bridge service to be scrapped until all the issues are resolved. One councillor says parents from low income households are having to pay £6 per day in order to walk their children to school.
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A car has just raced onto the floating bridge, smashing into the far gates. Emergency services are on the scene.
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Before the Floating bridge service was suspended due to very high tides (it's back on now), Bella from Girls for Sail videoed the cars gingerly exiting in to the high water in Cowes.
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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.
