Isle of Wight Ferry

Sam from Romsey joins Jon-James from the Isle of Wight as a Merchant Navy officer cadet with Wightlink

Read how the Isle of Wight Zoo and Wight Squirrel Project plan to use the huge coils of rope donated by Wightlink

On social media last weekend it was said more vehicles came off the ferries compared to previous weeks. News OnTheWight asked the ferry companies. Red Funnel provided the exact numbers. Wightlink just gave excuses

This reader feels the Terms and Conditions for Wightlink Ferries shows that they could stop those travelling that shouldn't be if they wanted

A change in the categories for priority groups has allowed transport staff to be offered Covid-19 vaccinations

A year's worth of loose change found on the ferry and unclaimed by passengers has been topped up to £1,000 and donated to a mental health charity

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

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