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The Panel is helping to enhance the Solent LEPs understanding and ability to address key local skills challenges, ensuring the Solent has a skilled workforce for future ambitions.
Business
The Isle of Wight is host to a wide variety of businesses and we love to celebrate their success.
As well as farming and agriculture, tourism and manufacturing, the Isle of Wight is fast becoming home to new technologies and online businesses.
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The MP has written to Matt Hancock to stress how the issue is more acute here on the Island if there is a need to travel across the Solent to have a test
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Over 40 prizes are on offer as part of this raffle to raise money for Wight DASH - the charity that supports people on the Island who find themselves in an abusive relationship
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No match funding is required for these grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 from the Solent LEP. The deadline is very short, so apply today for a chance of winning funding
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The Welcome store has been shortlisted in the 2020 Retail Industry Awards. Winners will be announced in January 2021
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The virtual event brings together a collection of inspiring, insightful and real stories from women who mean business. It's followed by a Solent LEP-led training session
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The CLA and Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society have relaunched their rural awards – don’t delay, nominate today
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Further developments with Red Ensign, including telling customers that their MD ‘has been removed’ and now that they’ve not gone into liquidation - and the refunds?
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Isle of Wight electronics manufacturing company, Datum Electronics, are running a mural competition for 10 to 16-year-olds on the theme of “Sustainability Through Innovation”
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Following News OnTheWight’s report about Cowes-based Red Ensign Maritime Training - others come forward with tales of woe. Now the RYA is taking action
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By sourcing food locally, you will be supporting the local economy and embracing seasonal food, keeping food miles down and helping our farmers to manage the Island's rural environment, says IW Chair of NFU
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A concerned Mum tells News OnTheWight two youngsters worked hard over the summer to save up £1,000+ for Superyacht Crew training courses with Cowes maritime training company, Red Ensign. Only days after paying, then received an email saying training cancelled and they’re appointing an insolvency practitioner. Here’s what we know
