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Get ready for more strong winds, trees down and disruption to cross-Solent travel as the Met Office forecast wind gusts of up to 50-55 mph inland and 65 mph along the coastlines.
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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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Although some fares are being frozen, Freedom tickets and multi-day bundles are subject to increases from next month, some double the rate of inflation.
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Anyone involved in fundraising to save the Wessex Cancer Trust Daisy Bus service for cancer patients is invited to a celebration next week.
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Check back here to see the latest news on school closures, roads and cross-Solent travel during the snow and ice days.
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A project to promote work-based sustainable travel – has agreed deal with Southern Vectis to enable apprentices to benefit from an 80 per cent discount on 30-day, multi-day Key Card.
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If you are a bus or train user on the Isle of Wight you are welcome to attend this meeting on Saturday morning in Newport to ask questions of the travel companies.
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MD, Andrew Wickham said, “This is fantastic recognition for the entire Go South Coast team - and not least all my colleagues at Southern Vectis here on the Isle of Wight."
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If you send your child to a school that is outside their catchment area and you want them to travel on a school bus you have to pay for what's called a 'privilege' seat. From next term the council are hiking the prices by almost three times for some parents. The cabinet member responsible says “I do accept it’s expensive, but I do feel the price increase is justified".
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In the first survey of its kind, Bus Users UK asked passengers to vote for their most spectacular routes - and the Isle of Wight operator, Southern Vectis, polled third in England for two of its routes.
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Special shuttle buses will take people on regular trips from several locations on the Isle of Wight with free all day travel on any Southern Vectis route to all those with a walker number or WTW18 medal.
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Do you use the bus station in Newport? Here are the details of the big ol' rejig Southern Vectis are doing of where buses leave from Newport bus station and re-lettering some of the Stands. A big map and details enclosed.
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Dave Parkes joined Southern Vectis on the YTS scheme in 1987 and is regarded by colleagues as the ‘heart and soul of the company’. He's now been awarded named 'employee of the year'.
