More prizes and more chances to win with the Isle of Wight Lottery
Something big is coming! From Friday February 3rd we’re giving away more prizes each week on the Isle of Wight Lottery. We’re moving the draw to Fridays with more fun and more ways to win. Every week we’re giving away a £1,000 prize along with ten new £100 prizes....
New leadership for IW Council
The process to elect a new Leader of the Isle of Wight Council will take place at Full Council on Wednesday. John Metcalfe, Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight Council, has acknowledged receipt of the resignations of Councillors Jonathan Bacon and Steve Stubbings,...
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries to sell Wight Crystal Water
Wightlink has announced a partnership with Island based company Wight Crystal who will become the preferred supplier of bottled water across all the ferry company’s 12 retail outlets onshore and afloat. Under the deal, Wightlink will become Newport-based Wight...
Sustainable travel support for Island jobseekers
Isle of Wight Council has launched a new scheme to support jobseekers with travel to interviews and employment. The sustainable travel support scheme will focus on providing one to one travel advice and training for active jobseekers on the Island, and offer support...
TALKING BUSINESS: Economic Development
TALKING BUSINESS By Kevin Smith, Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive This article was first published in the January / February edition of Island Business magazine Last year I talked a lot about ‘economic’ development for the Isle of Wight and some of...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from all the team at the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. We have lots of events coming up including networking breakfasts, networking evenings and start-up course and are looking forward to working with the business community throughout 2017.
Community projects benefit from IW Foundation grants
A number of community based projects supporting young people on the Island are among those to have been chosen as recipients of this year’s grant funding from the Isle of Wight Foundation – the charitable foundation established by the partners in Island Roads. The...
IW Council consults over 2017/18 budget
The Isle of Wight Council has launched its budget consultation for 2017/18. The consultation will seek views from Island residents, partners, businesses, town and parish councils and the voluntary sector about what their priorities for council spending in the future...
Take Five Campaign
Take Five is a national campaign that offers straight-forward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud. This includes email deception and phone-based scams as well as online fraud – particularly where criminals...
Bestival still “fully committed” to Island
Bestival organiser Rob da Bank has told Islanders to look out for a new event in 2017. He thanked the Island “for hosting us” and paid tribute to his event’s “13 magical, amazing, inspirational years on the Isle of Wight, our spiritual home.” Island resident Rob has...
Island Business July / August 2025
