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The outcome of the independent Cabinet Office Review will help inform future decisions about the Cowes Floating Bridge
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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In response to a 22 year business in East Cowes, who said the failures of the floating bridge resulted in her business being decimated, leader of the Isle of Wight council, Dave Stewart, said “I think some of it is down to your business case. I haven’t seen Waitrose close"
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IWC say the suspension is to allow further repairs to the south east hinges and to replace a number of guidewheels.
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A replacement foot passenger launch will be in operation during this period.
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Police confirm they have launched an investigation into the incident on the floating bridge on Friday evening that resulted in one of the staff receiving serious injuries.
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Time lapse video by Allan Marsh of the floating bridge being taken away and returned.
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Letter: Contactless payment on the Floating Bridge discriminates against those who can only use cash
This reader says that contactless payment only on the Floating Bridge discriminates against those without contactless cards or an Internet connection to buy online
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A well-crafted FOI request has extracted the most comprehensive breakdown of the Floating Bridge running costs right up to Sept 2020. Here’s the overview
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The cabinet member responsible for the new floating bridge says he's "looking forward to the end of this process" as they move into final snagging of the £3m project.
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Don't get caught out when the floating bridge switches to pedestrians only next week.
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Dave Stewart revealed quite how much FB6 has lost this year to Paul Topping on Isle of Wight Radio this morning. Locals say, “Sell it off. We must have a bridge that won’t waste millions more of our tax money"
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Whoops, look like someone's been having some fun at the Isle of Wight council's expense on Wikipedia
