Bristol Channel ferry
SWANSEA FERRY: Report promised £15 fares, but the leader ‘couldn’t tell you’ what a ticket would cost
One councillor wondered whether the 98% who backed the crossing would still say yes at £150 a return. The leader's…
SWANSEA FERRY: “Not a council proposal”, leader says, as councillors ask what checks were made on the £25,000 report behind it
Opposition councillors want to know what checks were made before £24,999.95 of public money paid for Ocean Prime's ferry report,…
SWANSEA FERRY: The catamaran that sat in Swansea docks and never sailed
Seventeen years before the current fast ferry proposal, Severn Link brought a 34-knot catamaran to Swansea and promised Ilfracombe in…
SWANSEA FERRY: ‘Wales is an important part of our world’ — Brittany Ferries watching Swansea’s ferry ambitions with genuine interest
When we told the story of the night boat to Cork, the response showed how much this city misses being…
SWANSEA FERRY: Halfpenny rowboats, paddle steamers and the night boat to Cork — the many ferry ages of Swansea
As councillors scrutinise plans for a high-speed passenger ferry across the Bristol Channel, we look back at the crossings that…
SWANSEA FERRY: Who pays, where does it dock, and how does it hit 60 knots? — councillors sharpen their questions as leader hails “remarkable” support
The councillors who forced the ferry report into the open have set out what they want answered when its authors…
SWANSEA FERRY: Report promising 800,000 visitors and £600m heads for scrutiny — as its own numbers face questions
The council-funded report behind the Swansea to south-west England ferry has been published in full — projecting £15 fares, a…
FERRY FARCE? Doubts grow over Swansea crossing as ‘fairy story’ jibe lands
Fresh questions have been raised over the much-talked-about Swansea ferry plan – with one councillor branding it a “fairy story”…
BURRY PORT FERRY? Harbour emerges as surprise option in cross-channel plan
A quiet Carmarthenshire harbour has unexpectedly entered the frame for a major new ferry route — but with stalled regeneration,…
Ferry plan gathers pace as 98% back Swansea crossing
Plans for a futuristic ferry linking Swansea to South West England are gathering pace — after overwhelming public backing for…