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A diversion has been put in place following the burst water main in Victoria Road, Cowes.
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A couple of very simple questions were posed by OnTheWight to the Isle of Wight council when a passenger discovered her jeans were covered with bleach stains after getting on and off the Cowes floating bridge.
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Laura noticed the stains up the legs of jeans after leaving the floating bridge, which she said "smelled like a swimming pool" this morning.
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The bridge will be taken out of service later this week when the noise minimising shoe is fitted to the Cowes floating bridge.
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The ward councillor for East Cowes called for the resignation of Cabinet member for Transport, Ian Ward, over his handling of the floating bridge.
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She delivered over 1,000 aircraft on her own during WW2 to the RAF – including Spitfires and Wellington Bombers – equipped with only a compass, stopwatch and map to find the airfields. Later this month, the amazing Mary Ellis will be remembered at a Memorial Service with Spitfire Flyby.
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Matting is to be fitted to the slipway and a 'shoe' will be fitted next week to the end of the ramp in an attempt to reduce noise and vibration levels.
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Students are being asked to come up with an exciting design idea for a prominent and striking piece of artwork, sculpture, installation, or architectural fabrication to go on the 350 metre long man-made Cowes Breakwater.
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There was a 100% success rate for the second year running for all UKSA Further Education courses with all students moving into employment, further education or training.
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The Principal says today’s results are testament to the dedication, talent and positive attitudes of the students, supported by their teachers and parents.
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The birthplace of international powerboat racing will be welcoming the fleet of powerboats for the iconic Cowes - Torquay - Cowes powerboat race over the bank holiday weekend. We have the details.
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The developers of the fantastic, free Floaty Finder service claim the Floating Bridge manager told them vital public data had been switched off ‘deliberately to stop floatyfinder’.
