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Spar Convenience Extends On Wight

Mar 16th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: Business, Community Forum, Equality, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Services, Lifestyle, News, Town & Village News

Convenience store operator Hunnyhill Stores Group, has opened two new Spar Stores in Ryde and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The company aims to mark its 10th anniversary with the opening of a 12th store in Lower Ventnor…



Frontier Marketing for Island Grain

Mar 16th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: Advertising, Business, Equality, Green Island, Islandwide, Isle of Wight, News

Isle of Wight Grain Storage, the co-operative servicing 50 farmer members on the island, has switched its marketing operation. The majority of the grain stored and marketed, which include milling wheats, malting barley, oilseed rape, oats, rye and linseed, will be sold through Frontier Agriculture…



Electric Car Challenge to Isle of Wight

Mar 16th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: 2010, Advertising, Eco Island, Environment, Featured News, Green Island, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, Media, News, Online News, Ventnor

An electric car charging company is launching a 1000km driving challenge from Scotland to Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight. Reuben Power intends to install 240 charging points along the route, a full charge will cost about £8, giving a range of around 100 miles…



Google Street View: Focus on the Isle of Wight

Mar 12th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: 2010, Advertising, Community Forum, Education, Environment, Featured News, Interactive, Internet, Isle of Wight Online, National News, News, Online News, Photography, Public Information, South East, Town & Village News

The new Google Street View for the Isle of Wight has been launched. Internet users of Google Maps are now able to get in-depth imagery from around the Island…



IW Community Action Awards

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: Advertising, Awards, Citizen Media, Community, Community Forum, Competition, Featured News, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Volunteers, Lifestyle, Money, News, Public Information, Town Parish and Village News

After a two year break, the Isle of Wight Rural Community Action Awards are back with the cash. The Awards aim to highlight and reward voluntary effort that seeks to improve community life on the Isle of Wight…



Round The Isle of Wight Solo

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: 2010, Advertising, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Event News, Lifestyle, News, Press Release, Sailing, Sport

This year’s Solo Racing Festival held in Southampton, allowed Race Director, Peter Olden to announce the new SORC race programme for 2010. The first race kicks off with Racing around the Isle of Wight Solo, in April…



Cash For Views On Island Health & Lifestyle

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: 2010, Advertising, Business, Consultation, Equality, Health, Island Views, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News, Public Information, Survey, Town & Village News

Do you want £15 for your views on Island health, eating and lifestyle? A social marketing and communications company are holding focus groups this week across the Island for people aged 45-65…



Spring Clean Finances Brush Up On Consumer Rights

Mar 5th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: Advertising, Business, Campaign, Community, Finance, Government, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Services, Lifestyle, Money, News

A survey released this week by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) reveals that UK consumers on average lose £4,950 each in their lifetime on faulty goods they have failed to take back to the shops…