Isle of Wight Opinion Pieces
OnTheWight is run on journalistic principles of honesty, transparency and balance. Every so often, there will be a subject or issue that the editors or contributors wish to share that reflects their personal opinion.
These Isle of Wight opinion pieces will be clearly marked as such. We believe their inclusion adds to the diversity of content available to readers.
·3 min read
Retired Hack turns his humour to the issues that might be thrown up by Two Wight
·2 min read
Daft Old Duffer returns safely after a trip to the monolithic Tesco Extra in Ryde.
·8 min read
Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week explains how, what should have been a wonderful night out, was ruined by a series of events trying to get off the Island.
·7 min read
Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week he's Happy talkin' talkin Happy talk.
·2 min read
Continuing OnTheWight's series about young Islanders doing positive things with their lives, we introduce Ethan Drummond-Harris. A 14-year-old who, despite his ADHD diagnosis, is finding his way in life through doing the things he loves. He shares some thoughts and photos with us here.
·3 min read
Ian Ward, from the OneWight Campaign say it was a success.
·2 min read
Daft Old Duffer is back with his weekly column and finds that fast food is not as simple as he thought it might be
·1 min read
If you've ever lost yourself at Bestival, you'll probably find lots of agree with in Cassandra's latest column. If nothing else, it'll remind you of the good times had by thousands each year.
·2 min read
John questions if broadband for the Island is the right place to be spending council money.
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Daft Old Duffer shares his relationship with the library service