Islandline trains

Live coverage of public meeting to discuss Island Line trains

OnTheWight will be reporting live from the public meeting being held at Shanklin Theatre from 7.30pm tonight (Tuesday).

The meeting has been organised by the cross-party group ‘Keep Island Line Franchise’ (KILF), who want to hear the views of those who use the train line between Shanklin and Ryde Pier Head. The current franchise for Island Line trains comes to an end in 2017 and the campaign group are fighting for it to remain within the South East franchise rather than be separated out.

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montana sliver
1, March 2011 3:59 pm

Somewhat of a paradox that 27 toilets are deemed surplus to the Isle of Wight council’s needs, given that the council are so full of s**t.

Stephen
1, March 2011 4:14 pm

Interesting to learn how the toilet cutbacks will adversely affect handicapped people who rely on the Radar key scheme for some freedom and dignity.
I suspect that this category of user is probably invisible to the majority group on the IWC.

Asite2c
1, March 2011 4:18 pm

If these members vote for the closure of 27 toilets they should be ashamed of themselves. I just hope the day will come when some of them will end up in a situation where they are desperate to relieve themselves but unable to use the public toilet as it has been closed. With no other option but to go in a public place, they end up getting… Read more »

DaveQ
Reply to  Asite2c
1, March 2011 4:34 pm

My campaign to get rid of them started a couple of months ago, although there were many comments, most of those who have contacted me have been from the mainland who want the same thing there so I’m helping wherever I can (See Item entitled “Call for an Independent Alliance”) You are 100% right, now is the time to start campaigning for 2013! Good luck

No Loo
1, March 2011 4:35 pm

I watched Pugh on the BBC2 Inside Out program last night saying the Council are in favour of of the the PFI scheme and paying a private company 11 million pounds a year for the next 25 years to maintain the Island’s roads. He reckons this is good value. Once this contract is signed there is no turning back and the Council will have to pay this… Read more »

Lido
Reply to  No Loo
1, March 2011 6:12 pm

Article one, paragraph one of the “How to be a bully – inadequates unite” rule book quite clearly reads that a member can occupy both states described simultaneously. Suggesting that as mutual exclusivity is not relevant, the subject could be both.

montana sliver
1, March 2011 4:44 pm

which leaves us wondering what incentives Pugh and the rest of them have had to enter into such a bonkers plan

donedeal
1, March 2011 5:13 pm

So the council are now closing “only five libraries”. Hooray for them. They tried exactly the same thing under the libs several years ago, which resulted in public backlash & withdrawal of plans. The Cons have done it differently. Threaten to close nine, then “only five” won’t seem so bad & they get what they were after all along.

Pughloo
1, March 2011 5:54 pm

The bully boy is not for turning.

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