Isle of Wight travel

The Isle of Wight features twice in the top ten list of Britain's persistently highest risk rural roads not being addressed.

To celebrate 50 years of continuous high-speed service between Southampton and West Cowes, Red Funnel Ferries will be sponsoring this year’s Cowes Week fireworks.

If you missed out on applying for a school bus ‘privilege seat’ earlier this month, the Council say there's another opportunity next week.

Readers were puzzled as to why the bridge was closed again so soon after reopening. OnTheWight has the details.

Anyone driving to or from the Island via Southampton this weekend should note the closure of the M27 and diversions that will be in place.

Measures that 'may be introduced' in Portsmouth include vehicles registered before 2006 or diesel vehicles registered before 2015 faced with a charge to enter the city.

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.

The floating bridge will be out of service yet again next week as more parts on the two-year-old bridge are replaced.

A hydraulic oil leak on the north west prow worsened through the night but without a replacement service in place it had to continue.

The strike action on South Western Railway starts on Tuesday 18th June and runs to, and including, Saturday 22nd June.

People heading back to the Island via the M3/M27 on Friday 28th June should be aware of this late night road closure on the M27.