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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.
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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The Isle of Wight council say that although they have no objection to the request to remove the tree, options are being considered and investigated further with Island Roads that may prevent the immediate removal of the tree.
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As part of the Isle of Wight Council’s Access Fund for Sustainable Travel they have awarded a contract to Wight Cycle to deliver a sustainable travel education programme.
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Carers working for Island Healthcare are being encouraged to use electric bikes for their journeys between the ‘Hub’ care home and the homes of people they care for.
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Just when you thought the Isle of Wight council had reached the peak of their incompetency with the Floating Bridge fiasco, an OnTheWight investigation reveals IWC have no idea how many people have been phoning them to complain about it.
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Cllr Ian Ward, who receives an additional £7k+ a year as the Isle of Wight council Cabinet member and whose responsibilities specifically include the floating bridge, was unable to answer basic questions about the replacement service. Full details of the interview within.
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East Cowes' Councillors say actions of the Isle of Wight council leadership show "a complete lack of duty of care" and slam them for breaking promises to consult, saying suspension of floating bridge will isolate the two towns.
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Cllr Ward, the Isle of Wight council cabinet member responsible for the floating bridge, made a series of claims today inc. only eight complaints had been received, not many people were dissatisfied, blaming activists. The BBC reporter's reaction was ... interesting.
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A year-long study of the the Isle of Wight's transport infrastructure, including the train line, bus service, ferries, the Medina River link and more. OnTheWight has the details of the Task Force recommendations.
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This - and other surprises - came out at Full Council. OnTheWight has got exact wording of replies that the Leader and Cllr Ian Ward gave in response to questions asked by the public.
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Meetings will now only be held every two months, and although this agenda is fairly light, questions from the public on the subject of the floating bridge are expected.
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After two days, a post has appeared distancing the IW Conservative Association from Andrew Turner's comments on homosexuality. There's still a question on who has actually heard AT apologise.
