News from the North Wight

The letter to the body that funded the £3.2m Floating Bridge sets out comprehensively the position with FB6 and calls for a meeting with engineers, councillors, businesses and other stakeholders

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident or possible dah cam footage beforehand

Cowes RNLI were called out to two shouts last night during their weekly crew meeting - reaching their 600th call since the charity began operations in 2008

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been out of service for nine weeks already. In a letter to the town council, John Metcalfe reveals when it is expected to return

The Floating Bridge Engineers’ and Stakeholders’ Group explain how they have been warning the Isle of Wight council for many years about the ongoing failures of Floating Bridge 6. Details within

The community beach clean usually takes place in Spring and Autumn, but this year plans have had to change. Details within

Isle of Wight council leader said the need to remove the floating bridge from service at the same time as St Mary's roundabout works led to a 'perfect storm of destruction'

Dave Stewart says "acquiring these sites will protect Island jobs and preserve marine engineering in this location, as well as provide land for housing on a brownfield site"

Further developments with Red Ensign, including telling customers that their MD ‘has been removed’ and now that they’ve not gone into liquidation - and the refunds?

Following News OnTheWight’s report about Cowes-based Red Ensign Maritime Training - others come forward with tales of woe. Now the RYA is taking action

The long-running saga of the Cowes Floating Bridge was discussed at last night's Isle of Wight council Scrutiny Committee. Details within