Business News

L-R: Peter Mill, director of Purpose Property handing over the keys to the Retro Hobby and Game shop to Luke Hawkins Shanklin's Retro Hobby and Game shop has moved a few doors up the road into the former Lloyd's Bank...

McColl's on Union Street in Ryde will get a fresh makeover before re-opening as Morrisons Daily later this month. As previously reported by Island Echo, McColl's was last year faced with the threat of administration and there were fears that...

Customers have been expressing their gratitude for Kate, David and Waggles, the team at The Sun Inn in Calbourne, who have announced they will be closing the pub at the start of the next month. Kate and David's lease expires...

After some 40 years, QHSE & IT Manager Andy Bloodworth is retiring from Cowes-based software company Yokogawa Marex. Islander Andy Bloodworth looks forward to his well-earned retirement, 40 years after joining the-then Marine Exploration Ltd. in 1983. Throughout his employment,...

Husband and wife team Russell and Jodie Dyke have revived Godshill Cider Barn ahead of an anticipated busy Summer season. The pair, originally from London, have long since harboured ambitions of opening such a business on the Island having holidayed...

Merriebank Lettings, a local family run business, have been announced as winners at this year's British Property Awards, taking gold in the Letting Agents - Isle of Wight category. Father and daughter team Dean and Sophie Faulkner performed outstandingly throughout...

Bupa Dental Care is poised to close, sell or merge 85 practices across the UK, including its Ryde practice here on the Isle of Wight. It has been announced that the healthcare provider is set to drastically reduce its dental...

Local accounting business Simplex has been announced as a finalist in the 2023 Business Champion Awards. Back in 2020, Lucy Johnson was made redundant from her full-time job working in finance as a result of the pandemic. Within 8 months,...

Steve Holbrook, ChiefExecutive, Isle of Wight Chamber ofCommerce. The nominations have been announced for the 2023 IW Chamber Business Awards, sponsored by WightFibre. More than 40 Island businesses have been shortlisted in 15 categories and the winners will be presented...

Since opening last August, The Terrace Rooms & Wine in Ventnor has gone from strength to strength. Now, they want to thank Islanders for their support by offering a year-long discount. In such a historic building so central to Ventnor’s...