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    Large crowds of people watching the main stage performance at Isle of Wight Festival

    Win a pair of sold-out Isle of Wight Festival tickets through WightAID’s silent auction

    Artwork on the walls

    Student showcase brings Island creativity to Quay Arts

    Tommy's drawings in Clayden gallery

    18 to 30-year-olds invited to join free zine-making and ecology workshop in Sandown

    People on chairs and blankets at IW festival

    Isle of Wight Festival sets out new guidelines for use of chairs and blankets

    People attending the opening of GRAFT Studios

    Art studios open at Sandown’s Old Town Hall as GRAFT launches creative community hub

  • What’s On
    What's On

    Below you’ll find the latest features highlighting the upcoming events here on the Isle of Wight.

    If you would like to promote an event to OnTheWight readers, find out more.

    Artwork on the walls

    Student showcase brings Island creativity to Quay Arts

    Tommy's drawings in Clayden gallery

    18 to 30-year-olds invited to join free zine-making and ecology workshop in Sandown

    Portrait of Jeremy Corbyn

    Your Party to launch Isle of Wight branch in Newport

    felted pony

    Monkton Arts summer exhibition opens at Ryde’s Mead Gallery this June

    Chris Packham and others in the People's Emergency Briefing film

    Green Room to screen People’s Emergency Briefing film with post-show discussion

  • Sustainability
    Sustainability

    If you want to find out more about sustainability and the issues that affect our environment, you’re in the right place.

    Whether it’s details of changes you can make at home, or at your business or work, we lay out the facts and let you share your opinion.

    Below are articles relating to sustainability and green issues on the Isle of Wight.

    Chris Packham and others in the People's Emergency Briefing film

    Green Room to screen People’s Emergency Briefing film with post-show discussion

    Post-it notes on a board

    Bembridge residents invited to co-design the village’s climate future at Saturday workshop

    Seahorse floating around seagrass

    Island businesses invited to mark World Ocean Day with themed window displays

  • Community
    Community
    People attending the opening of GRAFT Studios

    Art studios open at Sandown’s Old Town Hall as GRAFT launches creative community hub

    Crowds on the esplanade on Armed Forces Day

    Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day cancelled in 2026 due to logistical and resourcing pressures

    Freshwater lifeboat station

    Sign up for Lifeboat Lotto and help support our independent lifeboats

    a yacht sailing into the sunset

    Young sailors from Yarmouth set for another crack at Island circumnavigation

    Young lives vs cancer volunteers sat at a table talking

    Young Lives vs Cancer thanks Isle of Wight volunteers ahead of Volunteers’ Week

  • News
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    Distance shot of No Poo at the Point campaigners standing where the pipe will come out

    Residents oppose ‘new’ combined sewage overflow pipe at Bembridge beach (updated)

    person paying for coffee in cafe

    Isle of Wight businesses urged to complete Wight BID consultation survey before deadline

    Large crowds of people watching the main stage performance at Isle of Wight Festival

    Win a pair of sold-out Isle of Wight Festival tickets through WightAID’s silent auction

    school desks and chairs in a classroom

    Isle of Wight NEU warns falling teacher numbers are putting pupils at risk

    Artwork on the walls

    Student showcase brings Island creativity to Quay Arts

    Quay wall at the ferry terminal

    Red Funnel submits plans to repair failing quay wall near ferry terminal

    Outside the Morecambe Winter Gardens, funded through the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund © Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust

    Applications open for second round of ÂŁ15m Heritage at Risk Capital Fund

    Joe Robertson speaking in parliament

    East Wight MP urges Government to ‘make amends’ for tourism and hospitality tax burden

    Approved key on computer keyboard

    Hampshire and Solent Combined County Authority formally established with ÂŁ1.3bn investment fund

    Tommy's drawings in Clayden gallery

    18 to 30-year-olds invited to join free zine-making and ecology workshop in Sandown

    People chatting at the Autism/ADHD Hub

    Four neurodivergent support hubs open their doors across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

    Portrait of Jeremy Corbyn

    Your Party to launch Isle of Wight branch in Newport

    People on chairs and blankets at IW festival

    Isle of Wight Festival sets out new guidelines for use of chairs and blankets

    People attending the opening of GRAFT Studios

    Art studios open at Sandown’s Old Town Hall as GRAFT launches creative community hub

    Crowds on the esplanade on Armed Forces Day

    Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day cancelled in 2026 due to logistical and resourcing pressures

    A carer holding the hand of a patient

    Isle of Wight Council rated ‘requires improvement’ for adult social care by national regulator

  • Travel
    Travel

    Our Travel section is the place to check for fast and accurate travel updates from all the ferry companies, bus, train and hovercraft operator.

    In this section, we’ll also let you know about road closures and diversions.

    Below are articles relating to Isle of Wight travel.

    Quay wall at the ferry terminal

    Red Funnel submits plans to repair failing quay wall near ferry terminal

    General highway maintenance signage

    Fairlee Road night works to improve two sections of Newport road next month

    Steve Cooper at community meeting

    Ventnor Town Council renews community bus contract and freshens up public conveniences

    Two Hovertravel craft at Ryde

    New hovercraft route linking Lee-on-Solent with the Isle of Wight begins trial this summer

    staff with cockroaches

    Cowes cleaner discovers box of Madagascan hissing cockroaches during town round

    new green electric bus

    Isle of Wight’s new electric bus fleet cuts emissions by 75 per cent

    Joe Robertson speaking in parliament

    Isle of Wight East MP raises ÂŁ511 Solent ferry fare in Commons energy debate

    road closed sign laying flat on the road

    Daytime closure of road between Brading and Ryde this week

    Electric cars lined up in the car park

    Wight Community Energy brings Going Electric back to Newport for fifth year

    Class 444 Train Platform 18

    Faulty radio system causes widespread train disruption across southern England

    Red Jet coming into harbour at night

    Red Funnel launches late-night Red Jet charter service for Isle of Wight travellers

    Hale common road junction from google maps

    Pedestrian safety improvements planned for Hale Common

    road closed sign laying flat on the road

    Parish councillor reveals 37 road closures on single day as Isle of Wight frustration mounts

    ian dore by closed sign at firestone copse

    Independent review of highways PFI contract sought following Isle of Wight Council elections

    roadworks on fairlee road

    Councillor calls for full committee review of Isle of Wight roadworks disruption

    Lane closed on start of Fairlee Road

    Visit Isle of Wight CEO warns roadworks crisis is causing measurable damage to Island businesses

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Cameron Palin

As well as being a town councillor for East Cowes Town Council, Cameron is also Youth and Student officer for the Isle of Wight Green Party.

He stood as an Isle of Wight councillor for Osborne ward in the May 2021 council elections.

Below are articles which feature Cameron.

Seaclear holding the floating bridge in place contributed image new
16, October 2025·2 min read

Floating Bridge 6 replacement approved as Isle of Wight councillors assess market interest

Councillors back decision to replace Floating Bridge 6
floating bridge getting chained
8, October 2025·3 min read

Councillors challenge council officer’s decision to keep unfit Floating Bridge 6

Councillor Peacey-Wilcox says, "Keeping it is a calamitous waste of taxpayers’ money"
Polling station sign in front of a buddha statue
25, September 2025·3 min read

Lake North by-election costs estimated at ÂŁ5,146 after Reform UK resignation

Reform UK resignation leads to costly by-election, prompting concerns from local politicians
40 volunteers who helped litter pick in East Cowes
15, August 2025·1 min read

East Cowes community unites for successful town tidy-up at Rubbish Networking event

Rubbish Networking event unites residents to enhance the environment and strengthen ties
Workmen on the floating bridge 6
21, February 2025·1 min read

Cowes floating bridge incurs half a million-pound loss in the past year

The Cowes floating bridge suffered a half a million-pound loss last year
aerial view of the site of the proposed Camp Road development
6, November 2024·2 min read

Isle of Wight council turns down 127-unit housing development in Freshwater

Isle of Wight council planning committee vetoes Freshwater housing project due to environmental impact
Standing room only at the say no to co2 pipeline meeting
17, September 2024·1 min read

Islanders voice concerns over ExxonMobil’s proposed gas pipeline at Green Party meeting

There was an overwhelming turnout for "Say No to the CO2 Pipeline" event organised by Isle of Wight Green Party, with standing room only
solent co2 pipeline brochure
10, September 2024·1 min read

Isle of Wight Green Party calls public meeting over ExxonMobil’s CO2 pipeline plans

Green Party hosts meeting to challenge ExxonMobil’s controversial pipeline on the Island
Polling station sign in front of a buddha statue
3, July 2024·2 min read

Your Isle of Wight candidates standing in the General Election 2024

Voters in the Isle of Wight's new constituencies go to the polling stations tomorrow to elect two new MPs. Find out more about who's standing
Polling station sign on railings
7, June 2024·1 min read

Isle of Wight General Election 2024 sees 12 candidates vying for two constituencies (updated)

Twelve candidates are set to contest in the Isle of Wight's two constituencies
Palace of Westminster from the other side of the Thames river
22, May 2024·1 min read

Rishi Sunak announces general election date for 4th July 2024

Prime Minister calls July election; Isle of Wight candidates gear up
The two Isle of Wight constituencies marked on a map - filled in red for Labour Party takeover
15, January 2024·2 min read

Conservative-backed survey predicts Labour will win both Isle of Wight seats in General Election, with Conservatives facing a 1997-style wipeout country wide

The Telegraph carried the Conservative-backed survey today. Predictions are a 1997-style wipeout for the Conservatives
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