RED Funnel Ferries will be running less services between Southampton and East Cowes for five days so maintenance work can take place.

The work will affect services on the route from 8pm today (Fri, June 26) and 8am on Tuesday (June 30).

The number of services will be reduced over the next five days, with only 14 running tomorrow (Sat, June 27) instead of the usual 18.

Red Funnel says work is being carried out "to enable maintenance work to be undertaken before the start of the busy summer season", adding: "the company would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause".

Pre-booked passengers affected by the changes have already been offered alternative sailing times, while foot passengers with pre-purchased tickets can use the Red Jet Southampton to West Cowes services for no extra charge.

Full details of the revised timetable are available at www.redfunnel.co.uk/timetable