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Cllr Love slams Red Funnel, saying the town is being used as the ferry company's car park and that East Cowes has been left with an "unkempt yard is full of weeds and rubbish". Red Funnel respond
Travel
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Below are articles relating to Isle of Wight travel.
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Richard Jarman says he has to travel via Southampton to see his daughter in Portsmouth because of excessive ferry fares. He's calling on the Government to take action to regulate ferry fares from the Isle of Wight.
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Cllrs Brodie and Price both say that road safety in and around Newport has been ignored for too long and that, "We must all work collectively together to try and tackle this problem"
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Councillor spearheads public meeting to address Military Road's uncertain future
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Standing room only at Brook's 'Save the Military Road' public meeting. Read News OnTheWight's report from the meeting
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The reconfiguration works are due to start very soon and will result in a diversion for several months. Details within
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Further to Andrew Turner's report, another attendee to the meeting with the Maritime Minister, Independent Councillor Jonathan Bacon, shares his view of the meeting.
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Cllr Brodie is bringing a motion to Full Council this week calling for the town centre to have the same free parking choices as all other Island towns
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In a recent campaign by the Police over seven days, a total of 2,007 people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight were caught speeding. The vast majority were men and over the age of 25.
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There have been big improvements in the reliability of the Floating Bridge since it passed the five-yearly inspection with the MCA last year
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The Planning Committee voted to reject part of the officer recommendation. Red Funnel say 'they will not give up' and continue discussions with officers over the expansion of their East Cowes terminal.
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With the date for legal mediation drawing closer, Cllr Phil Jordan has confirmed that IWC are looking for a settlement of millions from FB6's designers and builders
