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…
PRESSURE MOUNTS ON FERRY FIRMS AS 2,000 BACK FARE REFORM PETITION
A petition demanding the Government intervene to secure ‘affordable’ and capped ferry fares for Islanders has been…
WIGHTLINK SERVICES HIT BY DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS ON 2 ROUTES
Wightlink services between the Isle of Wight and the mainland have been disrupted today (Friday), with delays…
18 HI-SPEED SAILINGS CANCELLED DUE TO RED JET 6 MAINTENANCE
Red Funnel has cancelled a total of 18 hi-speed sailings to and from the Isle of Wight…
WIGHTLINK SUSPENDS ALL FISHBOURNE-PORTSMOUTH SAILINGS AFTER BOAT COLLISION
Wightlink has been forced to suspend its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service following a berthing collision earlier this…
EAST WIGHT MP BRANDS SCRAPPING OF ISLANDS FORUM A ‘DISGRACE’
Joe Robertson has criticised the Government’s decision to cancel the Islands Forum and Connectivity Project, calling the…
QUIGLEY RAISES ISLE OF WIGHT FERRY EMISSIONS TAX DURING PRIME MINISTER’S QUESTIONS
Richard Quigley MP used his question at Prime Minister’s Questions today (Wednesday) to raise growing local concerns…
BUSINESSES UNITE TO OPPOSE EMISSIONS CHARGES THREATENING ISLE OF WIGHT ECONOMY
More than 35 businesses across the Isle of Wight have signed a joint letter warning that Government…