Bay Ferries

25 October 2026, Sunday

09:21 Business Saltings shipyard wins order for three electric harbour ferries The contract, worth around €27m, will keep the yard's slipways busy until 2029 and replace the diesel boats that cross between Old Quay and the Saltings. Owen Pryce

21 October 2026, Wednesday

01:58 Lifestyle A book club on the morning ferry: commuters read together on the Saltings route Every weekday at twenty past seven, a dozen or more passengers gather on the upper deck of the Saltings ferry to talk about a novel. The crossing takes 35 minutes; the club has lasted three years. Leo Novak

20 October 2026, Tuesday

06:12 News Blustery showers for the coast and brighter spells inland as gale hits ferries Forecasters expect a lively weekend, with squally showers and gusts of up to 65 mph on exposed parts of the coast, while the Asher Valley and Greyling Hills should see longer dry spells. Liam Brennan

01:15 Lifestyle Fenwick Point lighthouse opens to visitors after a two-year restoration For the first time in its history, the public can climb the 117 steps of the Fenwick Point lighthouse, take a guided tour of the lamp room and have lunch in the old keeper's cottage. Mateo Silva