Winter Wonderland market this Sunday kicks off four weeks of festive celebrations in Ventnor (updated)
Storm Bert likely to bring strong winds and disruption to cross-Solent travel: Met Office issues weather warning
23, January 2014·1 min readFerry operators to ‘give evidence’ at tonight’s scrutiny meetingThe Overview and Scrutiny Committee's Task and Finish Group will be hearing from ferry operators at tonight's meeting from 6pm.
3, November 2021·1 min readFerry passengers ignoring ‘hand, face, space’ precautions sees introduction of travel ambassadorsThe council will be working with travel ambassadors who will help people understand the message of travelling the right way and protecting the Isle of Wight
8, July 2020·4 min readFerry passengers travelling to and from Isle of Wight will no longer be able to stay in vehiclesRed Funnel and Wightlink are both reverting back to passengers having to vacate their vehicles during cross-Solent sailings. Full details within
7, August 2018·1 min readFerry passengers with disabilities urged to take MCA surveyIf you have disabilities and travel on any of the ferry services, the Island MP is urging you to complete an MCA survey on accessibility.
27, March 2017·1 min readFerry route diverted to International Port this weekAll customers booked on ferries between Tuesday-Thursday have been notified, but if you're travelling don't forget ferry terminal changes this week.
29, April 2024·1 min readFerry service decline and disruptions addressed in MP’s letter to WightlinkMP Bob Seely confronts Wightlink on less frequent, disrupted ferry services
11, July 2017·1 min readFerry service delayed due to ‘disruptive passenger’ (updated)The ferry had to return to Portsmouth after police were called to deal with a 'disruptive passenger'. The ferry service resumed at 2.45pm.
24, October 2012·1 min readFerry services affected by Great South Run this SundayLook out for timetable changes on Sunday due to the Great South Run
14, October 2014·3 min readFerry services to be included in transport infrastructure taskforce says MPIf you were tuned into Parliament TV just after 10pm last night you might've seen the Isle of Wight MP speaking about cross-Solent travel.
11, October 2019·1 min readFerry that lost its anchor taken out of service, leading to disruptionThere is major disruption to the Red Funnel schedule after one of their vessels lost one of its two anchors
21, February 2020·2 min readFerry’s ‘disorientated’ master suffered ‘cognitive overload’ before colliding with moored yacht in fogThe report concludes that the helmsman and master were both insufficiently practised at steering the vessel in thick fog by using just the instruments
19, August 2024·4 min readFinal call to discover 80 unique lighthouses in the ‘Light the South’ trailLess than two weeks left to complete the 'Light the South' Art Trail