FirstGroup and MTR have appointed Andy Mellors as Managing Director of the new South Western rail franchise which includes Island Line. Although not officially the operator until 20 August 2017, the team from FirstGroup and MTR has been busy meeting with key partners...

BCC: Repeal Bill must deliver continuity, certainty for business and trade Commenting ahead of the First Reading of the Repeal Bill, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Business communities across the UK tell us very...

The Wight AID Foundation has granted £7,685.50 to local charities in its latest round of grant applications. Thanks to donations from IFPL, Westridge Limited, Rouse Limited, Glanvilles and public donations, Wight AID is pleased to announce a grant of £1,200 to the IOW...

Bob Seeley, the newly elected Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight says he is committed to securing the sustainable growth of the Island's economy by working to attract inward investment, apprenticeship training and the growth of existing businesses. “The Isle of...

Red Funnel is to be sold to a consortium of UK and Canadian pension schemes led by the West Midlands Pension Fund and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of the Province of Ontario. Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Investments,...

Island residents are being reminded that Newport will be "open for business as usual" during the Isle of Wight Festival. Tens of thousands of festival goers will arrive onsite from Thursday and the one-way travel system around Fairlee Road will be in place from...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking prominent business leaders to join its Board of Directors. The Solent LEP board takes responsibility for shaping economic strategy in the region, including the development of a Strategic Economic Plan for the...

Scottish-based contact centre management specialist, Ascensos, announces today (Monday 22nd May) that the company is to open a new customer service centre on the Isle of Wight, creating up to 600 new jobs. The new facility, located in Cowes, will handle inbound...

At the first meeting of the newly elected Isle of Wight Council following the local government elections of 4 May, Councillor Dave Stewart, leader of the Conservative Group, which holds 25 of the 40 seats on the council, was elected its leader until the next local...

Hampshire Constabulary is working to support the National Crime Agency (NCA) and City Of London Police, who are leading on the response to the international co-ordinated Wanna Cry ransomware attack. Whilst the attack is very much under control at this stage,  it is...