Isle of Wight travel

The Government are stepping in to give the cross-Solent operators an extra £6.5m to keep them running during Lockdown #3

Red Funnel stopped selling food and drinks on board their ferries last year, but Wightlink had continued to keep theirs open, until now

For months News OnTheWight’shas been pursuing the release of this info. Today our FOI-blocking challenge has been accepted

The road between Whiteley Bank and Upper Ventnor will be closed for two+ months from next week - if you use the buses, make sure you know about diversions and which stops are not being served

The road from Ventnor to Whiteley Bank will be closed for over two months as major gas works take place

Southern Vectis are inviting nominations from within the Isle of Wight community, for someone who deserves to be named as a Covid Hero - for all to see - on one of their buses

If you are having to cross the River Medina later this morning be aware of the service suspension. Details within

Council officers are recommending the new parking charges are approved by the Cabinet, adding that there were 467 objections received, but 60,000 registered vehicles on the Isle of Wight

They’re radical. If passed the MP’s ferry proposals (Nationalisation, anyone?) would have a major impact on the Isle of Wight ferries … and prices. Get up to speed by reading this News OnTheWight analysis

Wightlink say fewer people are using the route at the weekends, as only essential travel is now allowed. Full details within

This reader believes that much more can easily be done by the ferry companies to protect the Isle of Wight and its high percentage of older and vulnerable residents from Covid-19. He explains how here