Business News

The Royal Hotel in Ventnor this week has not only scooped the Gold Award for ‘Best Hotel Experience’ in the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards, but successfully retained it’s 4-star hotel classification, 2 AA Rosettes and an improved AA...

South Western Railway will be continuing its commitment to the apprenticeship programme this year with 9 new opportunities live this week, including a position at Ryde St John's. Candidates are encouraged to apply quickly as the openings, which always prove...

Cowes-based Vectis Refrigeration has been chosen by The Food Warehouse to support their new store on Wakes Retail Park in Newport, which opened on Tuesday. The new shop in the former PC World building is now welcoming shoppers in a...

Innovative technology is being used by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to monitor towers on almost 40,000 miles of overhead power lines across its central southern England patch; helping to maintain a secure network and keep the power flowing...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has launched a free online tool to help businesses navigate their way through the transition of the UK leaving the European Union (EU). The UK Transition Toolkit provides businesses in the Solent with an...

‘Make it Happen’, a 1-day ‘fast-track’ training workshop for aspiring new business entrepreneurs, is coming to the Isle of Wight in 2021. The workshop, hosted by respected international business mentor Dale Howarth, will cut through many of the myths and...

Local businesses who have been forced to close by the second national lockdown can now apply for a grant of up to £1,334 and £25,000. Following the Government's decision to put in place a nationwide lockdown from 5th November, local...

Chessell Woodyard has been awarded the Woodsure 'Ready to Burn' accreditation after successfully passing the criteria of the Hetas scheme backed by the Government's Clean Air Strategy and working in partnership with Defra. The ‘Ready to Burn’ initiative is for...

Following dynamic growth, part of local estate agent Hose Rhodes Dickson has been rebranded. Formerly known as Country Homes, the department has undergone a rebrand and is now ‘The Collection’ by Hose Rhodes Dickson. As well as a new name,...

Social media has become the lifeline for many people's small businesses and Instagram is no exception. Gaining followers can mean more traffic to online or brick and mortar stores and building a more engaged audience. One of the biggest issues...