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Cllr Ian Ward let slip at last night's meeting who the new assistant CEO might be. The IWC say an announcement is imminent.
Ian Ward
Cllr Ian Ward was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for Sandown in 
May 2013.
He was elected as Chairman of the Isle of Wight council in 2013.
He served two terms in this position.
He became Executive member for Transport and infrastructure (including car parking) in January 2017.
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As revealed by OnTheWight back in March, Jay Jayasundara has already been back on the Isle of Wight since the beginning of the year examining the Highways PFI contract he was paid handsomely to create.
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Cllr Ian Ward has landed himself in the middle of Twitter storm after responding to a Conservative MP's Tweet by saying, “Those opposing the Government are traitors to the British people”.
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With the Isle of Wight Festival opening its gates on Thursday 21st June, the council are getting the Floating Bridge to run at the times the old service used to - 5am, then into the wee hours.
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A scheme on the Isle of Wight receives praise from other local authorities, after encouraging visitors to cycle while holidaying on the Island and continue when they get back home.
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The application process for bids of up to £10,000 for creative and ground-breaking ideas to get people actively involved in “clean, green and healthy travel”.
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Following last night's big old clear out at the Isle of Wight Conservative Association, here's what David Pugh's got to say from the top seat. OnTheWight also asks Chris Whitehouse a series of questions to see if he'll back up his talk with actions, re: exiting the Conservative fray?
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East Cowes IWC councillor Karl Love says businesses are dying because of the bad floating Bridge service. Here he lays out what he feels needs to be done - including IWC investing in East Cowes.
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Nearly 500 tonnes of salt was used last week when the Isle of Wight was met with the 'Beast from the East', with many Island Roads' staff going above and beyond to help keep the Island moving.
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Town Councillors were invited to add their names to a letter calling for the resignation of Cllr Dupre. OnTheWight has details of who has signed it.
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When the Isle of Wight council Cabinet were questioned last week over a missed £700,000 saving on the PFI contract, the Cabinet member's (Ian Ward) response appeared to be contradicted by the CEO. OnTheWight has been digging to seek clarity.
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Look out for the new energy-efficient solar-powered meters in locations across the Island bright enough for them to operate.
