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    Theatretrain Isle of Wight seeks young performers for Les Miserables

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    Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra welcomes back violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones in May concert

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    Promote your Isle of Wight Open Studios event with OnTheWight’s competitive package

    Big Red & The Cava Boys with Angelina, Jo and Dick

    ‘Jimi and Friends Part Two’ draws enthusiastic crowd to Dimbola for Isle of Wight festival tribute

    Audience seated in fold up chairs in the field at Wolverton Manor for the Folk and Blues Day

    Wolverton Folk and Blues Festival returns to Shorwell with award-winning artists

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    Children on stage performing Les Miserables

    Theatretrain Isle of Wight seeks young performers for Les Miserables

    RNLI crew carry a dummy along the seafront

    Cowes RNLI invites public to 999 Emergency Services Day on the Parade this Saturday

    charlie lovell-jones playing at iwso concert in jan 22

    Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra welcomes back violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones in May concert

    artists studio with paintbrushes in pots and painted fabric on the walls

    Promote your Isle of Wight Open Studios event with OnTheWight’s competitive package

    Big Red & The Cava Boys with Angelina, Jo and Dick

    ‘Jimi and Friends Part Two’ draws enthusiastic crowd to Dimbola for Isle of Wight festival tribute

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    Tiger drinking water at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

    Wildheart Animal Sanctuary marks 50 years and asks Isle of Wight community to share memories

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    Join the Lifeboat Lotto for your chance to win up to £5,000

    Dementia UK cheque presentation

    Dementia UK leaders visit Isle of Wight as Hovertravel backs Admiral Nurse fundraising

    Amy Jolliffe playing guitar in the studio

    Wessex Cancer Support brings community funday back to Ryde in May

    Head of King Arwald by Nigel George

    Last pagan king of Isle of Wight celebrated by Pagans on St Arwald’s Day

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    Children on stage performing Les Miserables

    Theatretrain Isle of Wight seeks young performers for Les Miserables

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    Parents urged to extend Child Benefit before it stops automatically in August

    RNLI crew carry a dummy along the seafront

    Cowes RNLI invites public to 999 Emergency Services Day on the Parade this Saturday

    the front of county hall

    Reform UK predicted to win most Isle of Wight Council seats in May elections

    Nick and Sue (Evalyn’s parents) with Evalyn, Becky McGregor, Mountbatten CEO, teacher Paula Blackley

    Shalfleet pupil’s sunflower design to feature on 1,000 Walk the Wight medals

    charlie lovell-jones playing at iwso concert in jan 22

    Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra welcomes back violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones in May concert

    Tiger drinking water at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

    Wildheart Animal Sanctuary marks 50 years and asks Isle of Wight community to share memories

    polling station sign by a park

    Ultimate candidate guide: Isle of Wight 2026 local election

    Polling station sign outside a church

    Helping you decide who to vote for: May 2026 elections

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    Promote your Isle of Wight Open Studios event with OnTheWight’s competitive package

    ian dore by closed sign at firestone copse

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

    Big Red & The Cava Boys with Angelina, Jo and Dick

    ‘Jimi and Friends Part Two’ draws enthusiastic crowd to Dimbola for Isle of Wight festival tribute

    Audience seated in fold up chairs in the field at Wolverton Manor for the Folk and Blues Day

    Wolverton Folk and Blues Festival returns to Shorwell with award-winning artists

    roadworks on fairlee road

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

    Long line of walkers walking up the Tennyson Downs

    Eight thousand walkers expected as Walk the Wight 2026 online registration nears close

    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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    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

    Dementia UK cheque presentation

    Dementia UK leaders visit Isle of Wight as Hovertravel backs Admiral Nurse fundraising

    car loading on to the floating bridge on the first day of service

    Letter: ‘Temu’ Floating Bridge 6 wastes £1 million a year of your council money

    roadworks sign

    Councillor Price reassures residents over access during Fairlee Road roadworks

    Roadworks lights and signs

    Councillor questions Fairlee Road diversion plan as two-week closure looms

    General highway maintenance signage

    Fairlee Road to close for two weeks from 20th April for utility works

    Ryde Pier Head train station canopy

    Asbestos canopy among works proposed for Ryde Pier Head station

    Karl Love with the hovercraft propellor

    Isle of Wight councillor shares story behind hovercraft propeller plan for East Cowes

    Paul Merton standing next to a steam train and coal pile with shovel in hand

    Paul Merton’s upcoming ‘Driving Amazing Trains’ series features the Isle of Wight

    Artist impression of the hovercraft propellor

    Hovercraft propeller from iconic SR-N4 could become East Cowes heritage landmark

    Environmental Services Manager, Jez Mew, with the gritting fleet

    Isle of Wight records mildest gritting winter in 13 years with just 22 runs made

    MMC Rope Access team hanging off Castle Rd Bridge in Wroxall

    Rope-access teams to survey hard-to-reach retaining walls in Ventnor this month

    electric vehicle charging by possessed photography

    Isle of Wight set for major EV charging expansion with over 1,500 new chargepoints planned

    abstract illustration of the Island with ferry to the right and needles lighthouse to the left

    Isle of Wight’s 15-year transport plan moves into delivery phase after public backing

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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.

Ocean Hotel debris
17, July 2022·3 min read

Appeal by Ocean Hotel owners thrown out of court: 13 clean up actions must be done within two months

Isle of Wight Magistrates Court threw out Phoenix Commercial Property Developments' appeal and ordered the company to tidy up the Sandown seafront site
The Lost Duver Project - Sea Thrift by Dinosaur Isle
7, January 2022·2 min read

‘Biosphere in the Bay’ project will stretch from Culver to Ventnor

Cllr Bacon said the vision for the Biosphere in the Bay project "includes making the Culver Parade area more attractive to visitors interested in the area’s unique landscape, wildlife and history; attracting a greater share of the increasing eco-tourism sector"
PTEC plans
15, December 2021·3 min read

Isle of Wight tidal energy centre one step closer, as onshore aspect approved by planning committee

Cllr Ward said, "If we are going to reject fossil fuels, then we need to be sympathetic to green and renewable energy"
Dr Jeremy Lockwood.
22, November 2021·2 min read

Dinosaur Isle Consortium tell News OnTheWight they are ‘pleased with the new initiative’ (updated)

Chair of Dinosaur Isle Group says the Consortium will do everything it can to support the council's fresh look at plans for Culver Parade
The Lost Duver Project - Sea Thrift by Dinosaur Isle
12, November 2021·2 min read

A fresh look for Culver Parade, without Disney-style dinosaur attraction, confirmed

It was agreed to look for a different site for the dinosaur-themed visitor attraction and instead develop an alternative regeneration proposal for Culver Parade
Dinosaur Isle with ian ward and jonathan bacon
10, November 2021·7 min read

Cllr Ward accuses Alliance of abandoning Sandown – They say it’s ‘quite the opposite’

Reading from a prepared statement, Cllr Ward made quite a few accusations about the Alliance’s new plans for Sandown. They countered, saying it’s quite the opposite. News OnTheWight has the detail
2021 Remembrance Display at Quay Arts
8, November 2021·1 min read

Don’t miss Isle of Wight Remembrance display that will ‘make your heart smile’

The Remembrance display "will not only make you smile, it will make your heart smile", says branch secretary of the Isle of Wight Royal Marines Association
Ryde Bus Station
16, September 2021·3 min read

Ryde Interchange: Petition to push project through planning process rejected

It was explained several times that the work is being carried out under highway improvement regulations and not subject to the same planning process rules
Isle of Wight - Boundary map - South and Bay (comp)
11, August 2021·4 min read

Your elected Isle of Wight councillor: Their top three priorities #4/5 – South and Bay region

Learn the top three priorities for their four year term of the person who was elected to be your Isle of Wight councillor. Today, the Southern and Bay areas
Bus Partnership Volunteers standing by bus
3, August 2021·1 min read

Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service presented to Isle of Wight Bus Partnership

The Isle of Wight Bus Partnership was formed in 2011, and volunteers stepped in, replacing professionals, to drive buses on routes 22, 24 and 32
Ian Dore in Gulf War and at flag raising ceremony with OTW flash
23, July 2021·2 min read

New councillor and former Isle of Wight serviceman appointed as Armed Forces Champion

Cllr Dore served with Royal Corps of Signals with Operational tours including the first Gulf War and Northern Ireland and received the hugely coveted 'Soldier of the Year' award
Skew Bridge
10, June 2021·3 min read

Payments to Island Roads withheld as milestone 14 over a year late

Milestone 14 is the final milestone in the Core Investment Period of the Highways PFI contract and is 15 months late
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