No Bover for Hover in Pomey harbour

Hovertravel visits Portsmouth Harbour in trials

Hovertravel carried out some trials this morning to see how the 12000 craft would operate in Portsmouth Harbour.

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Hovertravel’s Island Flyer visited Portsmouth Harbour for the first time this morning.

Hovertravel’s Solent and Island Flyers are normally to be found crossing the Solent between Southsea and Ryde, but today one of the 12000 craft flew into the harbour for an inaugural visit and trial.

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Friday, 24th November, 2017 3:16pm

By Stephen Forster

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The Daisy Bus service for cancer patients Axed

Isle of Wight NHS CCG makes cancer patients' lives immeasurably harder 

After a year of trying to secure funding from IW NHS CCG, Wessex Cancer Trust say they are no longer able to provide the minibus service that gets Isle of Wight cancer patients to and from treatment in Portsmouth. Treatment they have to travel to the Mainland for, because IW NHS doesn't provide it.

Hovercraft leaving Southsea. Copyright John Woracker

Isle of Wight cancer patients who need treatment in Portsmouth were dealt another blow this week, when it was revealed that the Isle of Wight CCG will no longer fund the minibus service to the hospital.

The Daisy Bus service, that takes Isle of Wight cancer patients from the Hovertravel terminal in Southsea to the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth for treatment, will be axed from next week due to the cut in funding.

Wednesday, 1st November, 2017 11:33am

By Sally Perry

ShortURL: http://wig.ht/2fLL

Filed under: Health, Island-wide, Isle of Wight News, Top story

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