Hundreds take part in Wightlink consultation
Hundreds of Wightlink customers, stakeholders and neighbors on the Isle of Wight and mainland took the opportunity to comment on the company’s £45million development plans for a new ship to enter service in 2017 and improvements to port facilities, including double...
AES taking orders for 3D scanning
Adaptive Engineering Solutions are now in the final phase of their Solent Local Enterprise Partnership funded programme, having employed a dedicated scanning engineer and purchased two 3D scanners and the market leading solid modelling/surfacing software. AES 3D...
Wight Karting apprentice success
Wight Karting’s two apprentices have completed Level 3 Business Administration and Level 2 Customer Services qualifications. The racetrack at Westridge in Ryde opened in April last year and the team hope to create a further four apprentice roles in the coming year....
£2,000 IW Lottery win for Mary
Mary Hall from Ventnor is celebrating a £2,000 win on the Chamber Of Commerce’s Isle of Wight Lottery. Mary was visiting a friend in the Lake District when she found out that her number had been drawn. She couldn’t believe her luck. “I’d learned to live vibrantly and...
Island publishers revisit Bob Dylan’s festival
Chamber members Medina Publishing, who are based in Newport, launch a new book this month which tells the remarkable story of the 1969 Festival headlined by Bob Dylan, an event that made world headlines and created a cultural legacy for a then sleepy Island. When the...
Catch The Bus Week 2015
The IW Chamber Of Commerce is supporting Catch The Bus Week by visiting businesses across the Island, offering Lucky Dip ticket giveaways. Southern Vectis has teamed up with the Chamber, Visit Isle of Wight and Greener Journeys to help raise the profile of sustainable...
Hovertravel parcel discounts for Chamber of Commerce members
Hovertravel is giving a massive 20% discount to all Chamber of Commerce members for their cross Solent delivery service for June, July and August. Hovertravel recently brought their freight business back in-house and has rebranded the service as Hoverparcels. It’s...
Andrew Turner, The Island’s MP
Andrew Turner has been returned as the Island’s MP for the fourth time. We asked him about education, the ferries, a fixed link and how he will be representing the Island’s business community at Westminster in his next term of office. Can you work more closely with...
Fast Ferry Construction being brought back to the UK
Red Funnel has announced today that it is bringing fast ferry construction back to the UK with the announcement that its new passenger ferry Red Jet 6 will be built in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. After receiving tenders from shipyards around the world, the...
IW Lottery Scratchcards help to regenerate Newport
Newport town centre is being given a boost from the Isle Of Wight Lottery’s business support fund. Newport Parish Council has match-funded a £2,000 grant from the Isle of Wight Lottery and the £4,000 total fund will partially be invested in new signage, starting with...
Island Business March / April 2025
