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The bridge is expected to be out of action for several hours
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.
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Candidates from across the Island and across the political spectrum pledge to work together to form a coalition following next week's council elections
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The latest update will be presented to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee next week, but in the meantime, papers for the meeting provide a background to the commissioning of the Naval Architects and Shipbuilders. Details and reports within
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The Cowes Medina councillor says that for four years she and others have provided bulletproof engineering evidence that Floating Bridge 6 was not fit for purpose. Read hers and the town councillor for Osborne's damning review of new scrutiny papers
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'Numerous local engineers' say that side thrusters would not work and that if the council persisted with this option, it could the bridge being out of the water for six months
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Duncan Kennedy's report on BBC Radio 4's Today programme (have a listen within) takes the fiasco of the Floating Bridge to a national audience
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At just 18 years of age, Cameron is believed to be the youngest parish councillor in the country
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The Isle of Wight Green Party has announced their target candidates for five Isle of Wight wards in the May 2021 Isle of Wight council elections. Details within
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Cllr Karl Love said there is 'institutional blindness' as far as the Floating Bridge is concerned — the belief that the problems can be fixed no matter what. Details within
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Isle of Wight Green Party say infection rates in secondary schools have quadrupled since returning in September and that "it's inexcusable the government is arguing the case to keep schools open during a national lockdown"
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The letter to the body that funded the £3.2m Floating Bridge sets out comprehensively the position with FB6 and calls for a meeting with engineers, councillors, businesses and other stakeholders
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The Floating Bridge Engineers’ and Stakeholders’ Group explain how they have been warning the Isle of Wight council for many years about the ongoing failures of Floating Bridge 6. Details within
