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Leader of the Isle of Wight council said, "This investment will help secure much needed skilled employment as well as providing a kick-start to the next stage of the wider regeneration of the town"
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 bid to secure £500,000 in government funding to better protect homes and businesses in East Cowes from tidal flooding is being put forward by The Environment Agency
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The list of spares has been purchased to minimise any future downtime during failures of the Floating Bridge
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Well done to all who took part and those who generously donated on the night.
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800 home out of the 2,500 without power now have it restored. Rest will be restored in stages over morning and afternoon.
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It's great to see community spirit is alive and well in East Cowes as the 100th anniversary of the Umbrella Tree is celebrated.
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The heavy rainfall and high tides that caused severe flooding last week meant that at least 12 families had to be moved to temporary accommodation
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Simon Wheeler had called Cllr Karl Love a ‘f***ing c***’ in the presence of children
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The Cowes Floating bridge was out of action for 13 weeks while repairs were carried out. Despite repairs now being finished, Isle of Wight council claim to News OnTheWight they don’t yet know what parts failed in the first place
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15 public interest questions Isle of Wight council have failed to answer about Cowes Floating Bridge
News OnTheWight put 15 questions about the Floating Bridge to the Isle of Wight council. They failed to answer any of them
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OnTheWight have been told the eight elderly residents are very distressed about the closure, saying Osborne is their home and they don’t want to move. Our thoughts are also with the 26 Islanders who will lose their jobs.
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Despite higher levels of recruitment - due to busy staycation ferry traffic - Red Funnel say that 30 per cent of their staff are unable to work with many contacted by Track and Trace or are self-isolating
