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There are hopes that a Hampshire ferry service which went bust earlier in the year could return. The ferry crossing from Hayling Island to Portsmouth across Langstone Harbour took just three minutes. Now commuters and school children have to make a thirty mile round trip by road. Local councillors are working with the harbour board to encourage companies to come forward and take on the service, as Briony Leyland reports. | BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight

The skipper of the Hayling Island ferry says it needs help to continue operating all year round. Talks are underway between the operator and Hampshire County Council | BBC Dorset