Vestas

Vestas Sailrocket Build On Wight

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Vincent Woods | Category: Citizen Media, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News, Press Release, Town & Village News, Vestas

This summer, the huge ‘Union Jack’ doors of the VESTAS R&D shed in East Cowes will part and true to the shed’s origins, one more and perhaps the final, amazing Sailrocket will emerge…



Agreement & Funding To Develop Wind Grid

Dec 7th, 2009 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Business, Consultation, Employment, Environment, Finance, Funding, Government, Green Island, Isle of Wight, National News, News, Vestas

Energy Minister Lord Hunt today signed an agreement with 8 other countries to develop the first offshore wind grid. A further £5 million of grants was also announced in addition to £6 million already awarded to Vestas…



Green Island Revolution Begins

Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Citizen Media | Category: 2009, Campaign, Citizen Media, Community Forum, Environment, Equality, Interactive, Island Town and Village News, Island Views, Isle of Wight Event News, Isle of Wight, In The News, News, People, Photo-Journalism, Vestas

A warm welcome and equally warming pumpkin soup was served up to Island residents at the Push the Green Button Event on Saturday. Vestas workers and campaigners, staged the open-air event in St James’ Square, to raise awareness of the Green Revolution…



Save Vestas Campaign Welcomes Green MEP

Oct 9th, 2009 | By Vicki Morris | Category: Campaign, Government, Isle of Wight, News, People, Vestas

Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP for the South East region, which includes the Isle of Wight, visited the ‘magic roundabout’ camp today, outside the Vestas plant in Newport…



MEP To Visit Isle of Wight

Oct 8th, 2009 | By Vicki Morris | Category: Employment, Government, Island Newswire, Isle of Wight, Newport, News, South East, Vestas

Green MEP Dr Caroline Lucas, is to visit the protest camp at the Vestas plant, Newport, on Friday,to talk with ex-Vestas workers about their campaign for green jobs…



Vestas Southampton Crane Activists Released

Sep 16th, 2009 | By Vicki Morris | Category: Campaign, Citizen Media, Equality, Government, Hampshire News, Island Newswire, Island Views, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, In The News, News, Vestas

The four Vestas supporters arrested yesterday have been released after 17 hours of detention in Southampton police station. Originally threatened with arrest under the Terrorism Act they have now been charged with aggravated trespass…



Vestas: Blade Runner Protest

Sep 15th, 2009 | By Citizen Media | Category: Island Newswire, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, In The News, News, Vestas

Update: Breaking News from Patrick Rolfe: Vestas Green Job protesters occupying cranes at Southampton Docks have been told they will be arrested under the Terrorism Act if they do not come down now. Coming from the Vestas factory blockade on the Isle Of Wight, the group aim to prevent the loading of wind-turbine blades from the Newport plant, which was closed in July with the loss of 600 jobs…



Lush Workers Join Protest Outside Vestas Factory

Sep 14th, 2009 | By Vicki Morris | Category: 2009, Campaign, Employment, Island Newswire, Isle of Wight, In The News, Newport, News, Vestas

Workers from the Lush Cosmetics factory in Poole Dorset, have arrived at the camp set up outside the Vestas factory on the Isle of Wight to support calls for nationalisation of the only production facility for wind turbine blades in the UK…