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The Isle of Wight ferry company confirm they have suspended the Captain and his Mate following the second collision in East Cowes with yachts in the last few weeks.
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In a matter of weeks the Red Funnel ferry has once collided with yachts during thick fog. Sparking a search & rescue mission.
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Watch out for the long diversion as a broken sewer is repaired by Southern Water.
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Cowes Enterprise College scored 0.17 which means that each student achieves on average a fifth a GCSE grade better per subject than similar students nationally.
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The main theme this year is ‘Physics Saves Lives’ supported by Medical Mavericks presentations and hands-on practice at medical procedures, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.
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As well as 60 speakers on a variety of subjects, this year's Isle of Wight Literary festival closes on Sunday with a Politics Panel that promises a lively finale addressing questions posed by the audience.
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The person who owns it now is still trying to sell it for £125,000 – but guess how much Isle of Wight council sold it for? Thanks to a resident's FOI request, OnTheWight can share the answer.
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The Floating bridge's newly-fitted mesh matting (fitted only a month ago, costing £3,400), was yesterday removed. Here's what the locals and IWC are saying ...
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The best place to watch the event on Saturday will be on Cowes seafront near the Royal Yacht Squadron cannon: there'll be a Parade of Sail from 0915 with race starts expected from 1000.
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The Red Eagle has been withdrawn from service to enable the preliminary investigation to be concluded, so Red Funnel have announced a series of cancellations on the East Cowes route.
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Watch this 'wall of fog' video taken this morning and you might understand how the Red Funnel ferry came into 'light contact' with a yacht moored in Cowes. RNLI say the ferry "ploughed through the moorings" of Daring Class boats.
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Leader of the council, Dave Stewart, says that initial test results show the noise has been reduced, "so it appears these solutions are working very well".
