Business News

Tripadvisor has announced the top-rated hotels in the 2023 Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Awards with a Shanklin hotel named the 2nd best Luxury Hotel in the UK - and 15th in the whole of Europe. Analysing 12 months...

Sandown's Broadway Park Hotel has been put back on the market with an asking price of £4million. The hotel has had a turbulent few years after it ceased trading in May 2020 following the 1st Covid lockdown and was then...

The University of Portsmouth recently delivered the government-backed ‘Help to Grow: Management Course’ face-to-face to a group of Isle of Wight SMEs for the 1st time. Dan Lodge, Business Support Programmes Manager at the University of Portsmouth comments: “We are...

Yarmouth-based company The Earth Museum has been awarded the Low Carbon Solent Sustainability Innovation Award from GreenTech South in recognition of its work within education and outreach. Young people entering the workforce in 2040 have not yet started at primary...

The 2023 Spring Isle of Wight Walking Festival got underway at the weekend with a real spring in its step after winning an award on Friday evening. The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Awards, hosted by Shaparak Khorsandi, saw...

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards with WightFibre were presented last week (Friday 12th) at Cowes Yacht Haven. The glamorous and highly prestigious event was hosted by comedian and TV presenter Shappi Khorsandi. On being at the...

Wight Knuckle Brewery and The HotBox Pizzas have launched a new partnership that will see HotBox Pizzas serving their handmade pizzas exclusively at the Wight Knuckle Brewery Tap Room at The Pilot Boat Inn in Bembridge. The partnership will begin...

Just days after the doors closed following the retirement of the previous landlords, The Sun Inn at Calbourne has re-opened under the helm of Peter Greenhalgh and Jake Rigby. The pair hope to successfully revive the much-loved community-led pub as...

Isle of Wight tyre fitting firm, Barney's Tyres, has announced that it has ceased trading. The business, based on Forest Road, revealed on Facebook over the weekend that due to 'unforeseen circumstances', the business has now closed. No further information...

The Crown Inn in Shorwell has new owners after the leasehold of the historic pub was bought by Liam White and his business partner Simon Cant. Liam and Simon already run The Castle Inn, Newport and The Vine Inn, St...