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The outcome of the independent Cabinet Office Review will help inform future decisions about the Cowes Floating Bridge
East Cowes
East Cowes is the arrival point for many people visiting the Isle of Wight, as Red Funnel have their car ferry port here.
The area is rich with boat building history and well as the more obvious Queen Victoria connection with Osborne House.
Below are articles that OnTheWight has published connected to East Cowes.
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A new Floating Bridge is a realistic possibility, says Cllr Phil Jordan, while blasting the previous administration’s ‘dithering’ four year track record, labelling their huge spending on it, ‘the most expensive sticking plaster this Island has probably ever seen’
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The Bridge will have been out of action for 11 weeks by the time it is scheduled to return to service in mid-November
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Nikki plans to do 3,100 sit ups and 3,100 squats in the month of October to help raise £10,000 for Kezi's favourite piece of play park equipment
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Officers have recommended approval of the licence but there has been one objection, so its fate will be decided by the Isle of Wight council’s licensing sub-committee
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After just getting over the extended roadworks across the town, this resident was concerned to see more parking restrictions in place, this time for the Festival
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Marking 160 years of travel between the Isle of Wight and mainland – Red Funnel is the Island’s original and longest standing ferry operator
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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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In October, the Isle of Wight Council Cabinet will be asked to consider commissioning an independent Government review of the Floating Bridge. And there's more
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More faults have been discovered on the Cowes Floating Bridge
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The Isle of Wight council apologise for the delay in returning the Floating Bridge to service, but say they're working closely with contractors "to bring it back into service as swiftly as possible"
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All proceeds from the beer sales will go to charity. This family-friendly event features music, poetry and even a fancy dress competition. Details within
