Eco Island

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…



Coastal Evolution @ Dimbola

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Rian Trim | Category: Advertising, Arts, Dimbola, Eco Island, Exhibition, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Event News, News, Photography, Town & Village News

Building on ‘Coastal Abstraction’ Luke Ellison follows with ‘Coastal Evolution’. Luke’s latest photographic enamel series continues to explore the natural beauty, elemental structures and character of the diverse ever-evolving Isle of Wight Coastline…



Council Welcome GKN Investment

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By Simon Butler | Category: Business, Council, Eco Island, Employment, Equality, Government, Isle of Wight, Money, News, South East

News of a £7.4m investment in Isle of Wight based manufacturer GKN has been welcomed by IW Council. SEEDA’s investment over the next four years will see the creation of a state of the art pre-production facility for Environmental Lightweight Fan blades, at GKN’s Whippingham factory…



Eco-Friendly Cars For Carers

Jan 29th, 2010 | By Simon Butler | Category: 2010, Council, Eco Island, Environment, Equality, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Services, News, Town & Village News

Isle of Wight Council has acquired six new eco-friendly cars that will be used to support home workers based across the Island while helping the environment at the same time…



Composting Champions Scheme

Jan 25th, 2010 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: 2010, Advertising, Community, Eco Island, Environment, Green Island, Interactive, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Services, Isle of Wight Volunteers, Lifestyle, News, People, Public Information, Recycling, Town & Village News

An Isle of Wight Composting Champions scheme has been launched to train enthusiastic composters to spread the word about home composting within their local communities…



Appeal Planned For Cheverton Down Wind Farm

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Citizen Media | Category: Eco Island, Environment, Equality, Green Island, Isle of Wight, Lead, News, Public Information, Town & Village News, Wind Farms

Renewable energy company Cornwall Light and Power has revealed that it plans to appeal against the refusal of planning permission to develop a wind farm at Cheverton Down near Shorwell. This news follows significant national media interest after the decision by Isle of Wight Council to turn down the planning application last December…



Wind Farm West Of Wight

Jan 8th, 2010 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Eco Island, Environment, Government, Hampshire News, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, In The News, Lead, National News, News, Online News, South East, Wind Farms

At the end of 2009, Eneco was awarded the exclusive development rights for an offshore wind park, located off the Dorset and Hampshire coasts and to the West of the Isle of Wight…



‘Its UP2U’ Deadline Reached

Dec 23rd, 2009 | By Amanda Johnson | Category: Community, Eco Island, Funding, Government, Health, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News, Public Information, Youth

Today is the final day for entries in ‘Its UP2U’ the Isle of Wight participatory budgeting pilot sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government…