Drivers could soon be able to park for 30 minutes in Newport High Street for a convenient £1 — in a move aimed at supporting businesses and boosting local trade. The Isle of Wight Council said the tariff was aimed at people who wanted to pull up, nip in one or two...

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, the BCC is helping businesses to consider how they can plan for the future. Since the EU referendum in June 2016, business communities across the UK have faced unprecedented levels of uncertainty about trading conditions in the...

A Mountbatten pilot scheme to support Island businesses to be dementia friendly has been hailed a great success. The ‘Dementia for Business’ session was delivered by Mountbatten’s dedicated education and training team.  Dementia is now the biggest cause of death in...

The effectiveness of planning for success was recently demonstrated across 259 Costa Coffee Stores nationwide, by leading Island based EPOS solutions company WRS Systems, working closely with delivery partner Celestra. Upgrading EPOS solutions can often be a testing...

At the end of 2019 mince pie fever hit Island businesses with Brightbulb Design’s Mince Pie Marathon. The team sold 3000 mince pies in aid of the Wight Brainy Bunch, helping to raise a total of £3100 for the charity. The idea was to deliver as many mince pies to Isle...

The force was strong for WightFibre and UKSA at their latest Charity Premiere for the release of Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker. The event took place on the film’s release in December at Cineworld, Newport to a capacity audience of over 290 VIP Guests. John...

“If you’ve got a great idea and you want to expand your business the Isle of Wight Lottery is the place to go.” Matt Greg, Nosy Design More than 400 jobs have been created by 100 interest free loans to businesses, thanks to the Isle of Wight Lottery. Since its...

“Falling overboard is something people don’t want to think about and that’s why no one has been brave enough to tackle the problem effectively before,” says James Hall, from Spinlock, one of the world’s leading marine design and manufacturing companies, whose...

The Island Tea & Coffee Company is now SALSA accredited. The lengthy process means that their freshly roasted coffee beans have received Safe and Local Supplier Approval, an accreditation that has been designed specifically with small and micro producers in mind....

Hovertravel has announced the appointment of three new apprentices, all working within the commercial team. The new recruits will have responsibility for helping to drive enhanced customer engagement, to extend Hovertravel’s successful e-commerce activities and to...