Business News

Staff at newspaper delivery firm Menzies Distribution in Ryde say they have been told their jobs are at risk of redundancy. It's claimed that more than 20 positions are now 'at risk', but Menzies has refused to comment on the...

A new automotive bookshop, Flâneur, has opened on Avenue Road in Freshwater featuring a range of new and collectable motoring books, together with magazines, leaflets and memorabilia. The shop is a treasure trove of nostalgia; focussing on cars and motoring...

Independent Arts, the Island-wide arts for wellbeing charity, elected Jacquie Heany as its new chair of trustees at its annual general meeting last Wednesday (20th July). Jacquie, former director of people and business excellence for leading international children’s charity World...

Action is still to be taken to spruce up a Sandown eyesore hotel with the Isle of Wight Council saying it is disappointed with the owners, who have failed to tidy up the Esplanade site. Earlier this month, the Isle...

Isle of Wight estate agent Hose Rhodes Dickson is being bought out by the mainland-based Leaders Romans Group, it can be revealed. Leaders Romans is 1 of the UK’s largest property services groups and was formed in 2016 following the...

Mike Quinn, Doncasters CEO Leading manufacturer of high-precision alloy engineering components, Doncasters - who own Trucast in Ryde -  has taken over Uni-Pol, a global business specialising in the manufacture of superalloy cast parts. The acquisition places Doncasters amongst the...

The next chapter in the success story of a leading financial services company has been officially written. Further strengthening the strong family ethos at Cherry Godfrey, Chief Operating Officer Tanzy Cherry - daughter of founder and CEO David Cherry -...

Andy Brooke An old school butcher’s shop has returned to a traditional town centre location on the corner of Crocker Street and St James’s Street in Newport. A butchers has been on this very spot for almost a century after...

The popular food and travel show Best of Britain By The Sea will feature businesses from all over the Isle of Wight in an hour-long show on Monday (13th June) at 21:00. Filmed in February, the programme features some Isle...

Daish’s Hotel on the Isle of Wight has been awarded a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2022. The hotel, on Shanklin High Street, is part of the family-owned and operated coach holiday group Daish’s Holidays and has been acknowledged for...