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The council say they slashed the number of bus routes from 29 to 15 because there were too many excess seats. News OnTheWight asked how many and what the difference between the value of the old and new contracts is
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The Isle of Wight buses are, on the whole, run by Southern Vectis.
Other smaller operators run buses locally to town, or parishes.
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Cllr Brading explains why the Isle of Wight council chose to slash the number of bus routes by half, resulting in some Island children having to take several buses to get to school (either very late or incredibly early)
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The council said that the previous home-to-school transport contract expired in July and could not be extended.
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Yesterday Boris Johnson told the nation the Government want to make sure that transport is no obstacle on returning to school, but Isle of Wight families say significant additional challenges have been put in place which are preventing their children from getting safely back to school
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The Government are giving extra funding to help allow more students to use alternatives to public transport, while social distancing measures remain in place. News OnTheWight asked the Isle of Wight council how they intend to use the money
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It's thought that many parents in South Wight are still unaware of the school buses to Newport having been scrapped by the Isle of Wight council. Details within
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The Isle of Wight council have scrapped a West Wight school bus meaning secondary students face starting their journey to school at 6.30am and still not arriving in time
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Social distancing measures have been put in place and the Isle of Wight Bus Museum say they are Good to Go!
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Sometimes really small changes can make the world of difference, especially if you are travelling to and from cancer treatment. Details within
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Cllr Ian Ward says that with lockdown restrictions easing and more businesses reopening, bus services need to be available for commuters who have no alternative but to use public transport to get to work and school
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Originally scheduled for May, but then moved to August, organisers now say social distancing has made it impossible to achieve the primary objectives of the event
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Southern Vectis say they are responding to a rise in demand by re-introducing a number of services, and increasing the frequency of those they've have been running since lockdown began
