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…

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…

Riverfest – a celebration of river and community life. The Newport Riverfest on Saturday, 15th May 2010 will celebrate the heritage, community, businesses, and wildlife associated with the historic Medina River on the Isle of Wight…

A brand new Car-Free Scheme which hopes to make the Isle of Wight a ‘greener’ place to visit, kicked-off with a launch at ‘The Mission’. The Island Car-Free Scheme, is the brainchild of Lois Prior, who has spent many years working to ‘green’ the island’s tourism industry…

Residents on the Isle of Wight – where 25 per cent of the population is in fuel poverty may be about to see a substantial reduction in their energy bills thanks to a new partnership with Ebico, the UK’s only not-for-profit energy supplier and the Island Footprint Trust…

Following our news of the Isle of Wight Council ‘Composting Champions Scheme’ BBC Radio 4 contacted us to find out more. A free training day is to take place in March at Aldermoor Farm…

A seminar this month sees the UK launch of an electricity and gas purchasing package, exclusively for the Island leisure and hotel industry. The ENER-G event will be held at Newclose Cricket Ground, in conjunction with Isle of Wight Tourist Board & IW Chamber of Commerce…

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…