BCC EU Survey: Business vote tightens as referendum campaign heads to the finish line Final BCC pre-referendum survey shows that, with less than 50 days to go, a majority of businesspeople surveyed (54%) say they will vote for the UK to Remain in the European Union...

The Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre project, based off St Catherine's Point, has been given approval by the Marine Management Organisation. The state-of-the-art tidal energy generation project's off-shore elements have now received the go-ahead, following the onshore...

You can learn more about the proposed future for the Island's tourism industry by reading the full DBID proposal document, which is available on-line now. The WIGHT BID will be funded through a levy that is raised from visitor economy businesses and invested in a five...

Wightlink Ferries has signed a contract to build a new ship for its Fishbourne – Portsmouth route. The new ferry will be the most environmentally friendly ever to cross the Solent. It will cost over €30 million and enter service in 2018. This investment is part of a...

Cowes based Seacat Services has confirmed a two year, 4-workboat crew transfer deal to support construction operations at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, off the Norfolk coast. With all 91 turbines at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank to be fully commissioned by 2018,...

An innovative Isle of Wight company has been handed Britain's top business award for its part in boosting the country's international trade. Spinlock, based in Cowes, was today named as the winner of a coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise for its domination in the...

Sensée, the UK’s leading homeworking outsourcing provider, today announced it has chosen the Isle of Wight for its next recruitment drive. Offering a highly educated population, and with almost 98 per cent of the Island already connected to superfast fibre broadband...

Wightlink Ferries has received conditional planning permission from Isle of Wight councillors for improvements to port facilities at the company’s Fishbourne car ferry terminal. Work will begin in the autumn to install a new double deck boarding ramp to enable...

The Isle of Wight Council Planning Committee has tonight (Tuesday) refused a hybrid planning application (full/outline mix) for the following: (Site address: Venture Quays/Trinity House depot and wharf/Red Funnel marshalling yards, located in the vicinity of Dover...

The Island’s new High Sheriff has launched plans for Isle of Wight Day, a major new event in September. Robin Courage MBE was sworn in on Monday at a grand ceremony held in the Durbar Room at Osborne House. Robin has lived on the Island for 16 years and with his late...