Government launches new Queen’s Award for Enterprise category to promote social mobility
New category in the prestigious business awards to celebrate firms which have an inclusive culture. The government has launched a new ‘Promoting opportunity through social mobility’ category in the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, recognising businesses that...
HMRC invites hospitality industry to register for Eat Out to Help Out
Restaurants and other establishments serving food for on premises consumption can now sign up to a new government initiative aimed at protecting jobs in the hospitality industry and encouraging people to safely return to dining out. The Eat Out to Help Out...
The Chancellor’s Plan for Jobs will help Britain bounce back
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ that will spur the UK’s recovery from the Coronavirus outbreak. Delivering his Summer Economic Update in Parliament, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support jobs in every part of the country,...
The Isle of Wight gets ready to welcome visitors
Today (Friday), sees the launch of a new ‘Isle of Wight Welcomes You’ social media campaign, to make clear the Island is open to visitors – from this weekend onwards. With hundreds of tourism and hospitality businesses on the Island set to open their doors tomorrow...
Coronavirus outbreak plans published
The Isle of Wight Council has today (Tuesday 30 June) launched the latest addition to its coronavirus toolkit to control the virus and protect the Island. The Covid-19 Prevention, Incident and Outbreak Control Plan provides a blueprint for containing and managing...
Visit Isle of Wight and Isle of Wight Council Information Sessions
Following the UK Government announcement on Tuesday regarding the reopening of businesses, Visit Isle of Wight and Isle of Wight Council are preparing a series of FREE online information sessions that you are invited to join. These sessions aim to work through some of...
Prime Minister Announces Easing of Lockdown Restrictions
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today (Tuesday 23 June) set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get back on their feet and get people back in their jobs. From Saturday 4th July,...
Bayliss & Booth’s New ‘Home on the Hill’
Leading Island retailer Bayliss & Booth have moved out of their previous site at Riverside in Newport to their new ‘Home on the Hill’ at Wootton Bridge. Previously a Harwoods Fiat car showroom, the premises, including the old workshop, have been transformed into...
‘Bounce back’ plan for agriculture, food and drink industry launched
A ‘bounce back’ plan of trade measures for the agriculture, food and drink industry has been announced today to help support businesses that have been impacted by coronavirus. Package of measures designed to turbo charge UK food and drink as the world recovers from...
MP writes to Tourism minister about recovery plans
MP Bob Seely has written to Tourism Minister, Nigel Huddleston, with a list of suggestions about how the Government could help get the UK visitor economy back on its feet. Bob highlighted the fact that there were 2.4 million visitors to the Isle of Wight in 2019, who...
Island Business September / October 2025
