RMT UNION THREATENS INDUSTRIAL ACTION OVER WIGHTLINK JOB CUTS
The RMT union has confirmed it is now in dispute with cross-Solent ferry operator Wightlink after the…
MP calls for ferry powers for Mayor
Isle of Wight East MP, Joe Robertson, has called on the Government to ensure any new Mayor…
COUNCIL CRITICISES WIGHTLINK PRICING STRATEGY FOR ‘HURTING RESIDENTS’
Wightlink’s ‘exorbitant dynamic pricing’ has been criticised at a parish council meeting for ‘hurting residents’ and ‘impacting…
TRANSPORT SECRETARY COMMITS TO SOLUTION OVER ISLE OF WIGHT FERRIES ISSUE
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has acknowledged the glaring problem with the Isle of Wight’s ferry travel and…
PRIME MINISTER DECLARES TO MP ‘I NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO YOUR FERRIES’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has acknowledged the need to tackle the Isle of Wight’s ferry challenges during…
Prime Minister to sign off cross-Solent appointment
The Island’s two MPs have been told that the independent chairman of the new Cross-Solent Group will…
CALLS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION AS DEBATE PANEL SLAM FERRY PRICING AND RELIABILITY
Local MPs, business leaders and community figures condemned the soaring costs, unreliability and lack of accountability of…
MPs: Isle of Wight ferry fight continues after nationalisation setback
The Isle of Wight’s two MPs insist ‘nothing is off the table’ and it’s the ‘beginning not the end’…
Isle of Wight ferry services will not be nationalised says Government
Isle of Wight ferry users say they are “disappointed” after the Government ruled out nationalisation and an intervention on…