LETTER: “WIGHTLINK MANAGED ANOTHER BANK HOLIDAY MASTERCLASS THIS WEEK”
Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the…
ISLE OF WIGHT MPs URGE PAUSE ON NEW FERRY LEVY OVER COST CONCERNS
Both of the Isle of Wight’s MPs have written to the Labour Government calling for a pause…
NEW FERRY ‘GREEN LEVY’ TO ADD £3 TO WIGHTLINK RETURN CROSSINGS FROM JULY
Motorists crossing the Solent between Fishbourne and Portsmouth will soon face higher ferry costs, with confirmation that a…
SAILINGS CANCELLED AFTER TUG CALLED TO ASSIST FAULT-HIT WIGHTLINK FERRY
Wightlink has been forced to cancel a number of sailings on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth service today (Thursday) due…
WIGHTLINK FISHBOURNE TO PORTSMOUTH SERVICE FACES DELAYS FOLLOWING ENGINE FAULT.
Cross-Solent ferry operator, Wightlink, has cancelled a number of their car ferry services due to a mechanical…
UPDATED: SINGLE BOAT FASTCAT SERVICE AFTER MECHANICAL ISSUE DISCOVERED
Wightlink will be running a single boat service on its Ryde to Portsmouth FastCat route for the…
UPDATED: FORWARD MAIN ENGINE ISSUE SEES CANCELLATIONS ON RED FUNNEL ROUTE
A technical issue on board Red Osprey has forced the cancellation of a number of Red Funnel…
MPs BLAST NEW FERRY TAX AS A ‘SLAP IN THE FACE’ DURING SHADOW MINISTER VISIT
Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden MP visited the Isle of Wight last week (Friday) and met with…
STEAM BOATS TO HYBRID FERRIES – 100 YEARS OF WIGHTLINK’S FISHBOURNE-PORTSMOUTH ROUTE
The Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry route is celebrating 100 years of service this month, but its story stretches…