FERRY FIRMS REACT AFTER PROTEST OUTSIDE TRANSPORT MINISTER’S MEETING
All 3 Isle of Wight ferry companies have reacted to this week’s protest and top-level transport roundtable…
PROTESTERS CHANT ‘ROBBING OUR ISLAND’ AS TRANSPORT MINISTER MEETS FERRY BOSSES
‘Fair ferries or ye’ll face mutiny’ – that was one of the messages from protesters who gathered…
EAST WIGHT MP SECURES APPOINTMENT TO SHADOW TRANSPORT TEAM
Joe Robertson MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Transport Team, which is led…
90-MINUTE DELAYS HIT YARMOUTH FERRY ROUTE DUE TO RAMP ISSUE
There are 90 minute delays on Wightlink’s Yarmouth-Lymington route this evening (Monday) due to a problem with…
FERRY CANCELLATIONS AS ENGINE TROUBLES HIT RED EAGLE AGAIN
Engine issues onboard Red Funnel’s Red Eagle vehicle ferry – which only returned to service this morning…
WIGHTLINK TO INCREASE MULTILINK VEHICLE FARES FROM 14TH APRIL
Wightlink is increasing the cost of its Multilink Vehicle Pass fares again, with the cross-Solent operator partially…
DELAYS OF UP TO 90 MINUTES ON FISHBOURNE TO PORTSMOUTH VEHICLE FERRY
Wightlink’s Fishbourne to Portsmouth vehicle ferry service is delayed by up to 90-minutes this afternoon (Sunday) due…
MPs TASK FORMER TRADE UNION SECRETARY TO LOOK INTO ISLE OF WIGHT FERRY SITUATION
Former General Secretary of the GMB Union, Sir Paul Kenny, who lives in Bembridge, has been tasked…
LABOUR SOUTH EAST BACKS URGENT FERRY REFORM FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Labour members have overwhelmingly backed a motion calling for urgent regulation of cross-Solent ferry services. The motion,…