Business News

A Ryde pub is celebrating after being named one of the final 5 Town Centre pubs in the country in this year’s Great British Pub Awards - flying the flag for the Isle of Wight. The Star Coffee & Ale...

Café 62 has officially opened in the heart of Newport, welcoming locals and visitors to a warm and inclusive space integrated within the Newport Health and Wellbeing Centre. The vibrant new café - in the former HMV premises - offers...

With less than a week to go, excitement is building for the Isle of Wight Chamber Business Expo 2025 - and there will be a chance to pick up Island Echo merch for the very first time! As the Island’s...

Local music establishment, Strings Bar & Venue, has unveiled a new partnership with BBC Introducing Solent to bring upcoming artists from across the South to perform at the grassroots venue. The monthly events, called ‘Sounds of The South’, will be...

A new and unique ‘Honey Bee Experience’ has been officially launched at Godshill Orchard, offering visitors the chance to get up close with nature - and even sleep alongside the bees themselves. The venture has been pioneered by the father-and-son...

Island Foods has delivered hundreds of kilograms of Isle of Wight lamb to help chef Alex Kimber craft summer dishes for VIP guests at the 2025 Wimbledon championship, which got underway today (Monday). Continuing what he has done for the...

In a new regular feature on Island Echo, Charlie Panayi, CEO of Red Squirrel Property Shop, gives a monthly update on the Isle of Wight’s property market… The first half of the year has been all over on the sales front,...

Dean and Sophie Faulkner of Newport-based Merriebank Lettings have scooped an impressive trio of national business awards, including joint recognition as winners of the 2025 Business Leader Award for Father and Daughter Partnership. Dean Faulkner has been named Property Professional...

There is concern that it's the end of an era for a 38-year-old Isle of Wight business amid rumours that Ametek is to close its Newport factory. The company's roots go back to 1987 when Milmega - a company specialising...

The Beef & Berry Shop in Shorwell, which began as a Christmas pop-up before becoming a beloved local food outlet, has announced it will close its doors for good on Sunday (29th June). The local store, based at Stone Place...