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Our Travel section is the place to check for fast and accurate travel updates from all the ferry companies, bus, train and hovercraft operator.

In this section, we’ll also let you know about road closures and diversions.

Below are articles relating to Isle of Wight travel.

Train Story 600,000th Visitor Items

30, April 2024·2 min read

Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s Train Story welcomes 600,000th visitor milestone

Train Story, funded by National Lottery, reaches 600,000 visitors since 2014

Nikki Guildford, Mountbatten healthcare assistant; Lorraine White, Mountbatten IW fundraising manager; ; Vicky Scovell, senior staff nurse; Iain Thornton, Island Roads streetworks manager

30, April 2024·3 min read

Island Roads to support 34th annual Walk the Wight fundraising event

Dedicated traffic management by Island Roads paves way for Walk the Wight

Southern Vectis illustration

30, April 2024·1 min read

Local charities and groups invited to apply for Southern Vectis’ May funding initiative

Southern Vectis backs Isle of Wight's local causes with its community fund

James Eustace, First Solent's Commercial Director, and Neil Chapman, Hovertravel's Managing Director

29, April 2024·1 min read

New look and lower prices for Hoverbus connecting Portsmouth to Isle of Wight

First Bus to operate Hovertravel's Hoverbus service with new livery and lower fares

St Faith wightlink ferry leaving portsmouth new

29, April 2024·1 min read

Ferry service decline and disruptions addressed in MP’s letter to Wightlink

MP Bob Seely confronts Wightlink on less frequent, disrupted ferry services

landslide in Rookley

28, April 2024·2 min read

More than half average month’s rainfall for April fell in 24 hours: Flood alerts and landslide

Environment Agency warns of imminent flooding in several Isle of Wight areas

Monitoring equipment at Leeson Road

24, April 2024·2 min read

Leeson Road to undergo rigorous ground condition analysis following landslide

Hi-tech gear now tracks ground shifts at Ventnor's vulnerable Leeson Road

Bonchurch Landslip landslide Dec 2023 Mike Collins

23, April 2024·3 min read

Letter: ‘Keep Ventnor Moving’ urges council to resolve prolonged road issues

Ventnor community demands swift council action on damaging road network closures

Aerial view of Fastcat berthed in Portsmouth

23, April 2024·1 min read

Wightlink introduces automated entry gates for foot passengers by May 2024

Wightlink's half-million-pound upgrade: Automated gates link FastCat and rail travel

Roads Police Unit officers watching passing traffic at Blackwater

19, April 2024·2 min read

Multiple arrests made as Island police tackle stalking, driving under the influence and other traffic offences

Police operation leads to arrests and traffic offence crackdown on the Isle of Wight

Gavin Stride visiting the Wight Aviation Museum

18, April 2024·2 min read

Wight Aviation Museum honours aviation pioneers with historic photograph presentation

Creative Island Director explores Isle of Wight's rich aviation history at Wight Aviation Museum

Volunteers from Motor Neurone Disease Association with giant cheque from IW Foundation

16, April 2024·1 min read

Charities and groups invited to apply for Island Roads’ social exclusion grants

Island Roads' Foundation's 2024 grant application deadline is fast approaching

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