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It’s Official – Two MPs for the Island

February 17, 2011 Business

It’s Official – Two MPs for the Island At 11.45pm last night the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill received Royal Assent and the right for the Isle of Wight to have two MPs was enshrined in law.  The Isle of Wight amendment had been passed in the House of Commons the day before and [...]

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NICs holiday must be extended to stem high unemployment, says FSB

February 16, 2011 Business

NICs holiday must be extended to stem high unemployment, says FSB The Government must extend the National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday to existing firms to create an environment for job creation and to help stem high unemployment, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said. The FSB has welcomed the Government’s commitment for a National Insurance Holiday [...]

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FSB urges Bank of England to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent

February 10, 2011 Business

FSB urges Bank of England to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging the Bank of England to keep its nerve and hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent when the Monetary Policy Committee meets to set the rate. With unemployment reaching 2.5 million at the end [...]

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Owl & Monkey Haven on the Isle of Wight

February 3, 2011 Days Out

Following the overwhelming success of the Owl & Monkey Haven’s Award winning first year, the Islands newest attraction is continuing to develop in 2011. We provide home’s to an ever growing community of Birds of Prey and Primates, some of which are the only ones of their kind in the Country. Massive bespoke enclosures, beautifully [...]

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Ministry of Defence must put small businesses at the heart of latest defence review

February 3, 2011 Business

Ministry of Defence must put small businesses at the heart of latest defence review A complete overhaul of how the Ministry of Defence (MoD) engages with small businesses is needed to help save the UK taxpayer money as well as provide a better level of service for Armed Forces personnel, according to a new report [...]

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MP Welcomes Lords ‘Good Sense’

January 20, 2011 Featured

MP Welcomes Lords ‘Good Sense’Andrew Turner has welcomed tonight’s decision by the House of Lords who voted 196 122in favour of keeping the Isle of Wight separate from the mainland in terms of parliamentaryrepresentation. Over the summer the Island’s MP led the ‘OneWight’ campaign which wasenthusiastically supported by the Island’s local media, the local political [...]

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VAT thresholds

January 4, 2011 Business

Increase in VAT thresholds could create up to 35,000 jobs in small firms Up to 35,000 additional jobs could be created if the threshold at which small firms start to pay VAT was increased, said the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today. An FSB commissioned report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research shows [...]

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Hovertravel launches Hover Shopper deal to Gunwharf Quays

December 16, 2010 Business

Hovertravel launches Hover Shopper deal to Gunwharf Quays Hovertravel, the fastest Isle of Wight foot passenger service across the Solent, is puttingon two special charters as part of their new Hover Shopper deal where customers can buyreturn tickets from Ryde, straight to Gunwharf Quays for a day of shopping. Neil Chapman managing director of Hovertravel [...]

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Made on the Isle of Wight new shop opened in time for Christmas!

November 30, 2010 Business

Made on the Isle of Wight A new company, Made on the Isle of Wight, has brought together the work of about 80 growers, producers and craftsmen under one roof. “We have created the Island’s first one-stop-shop selling the best of absolutely everything that is grown or made here,” says the company’s founder and managing [...]

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Pensions ticking time bomb will cost small firms £2,550

November 10, 2010 Business

Automatic enrolment into a pension scheme, due to come into force in 2012, will cost small businesses £2,550, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned, but fears that the true administrative costs could be extortionate. From 2017, all firms and their staff will have to be fully enrolled into a pension scheme and business [...]

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Housing Benefit Cap – ‘Long Overdue’

November 9, 2010 Featured

The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner has revealed that it takes the income tax paid by 10 people earning the average wage on the Isle of Wight to pay a £25,000 housing benefit bill for a single family. Spending on Housing Benefit has almost doubled over the last ten years and now costs taxpayers £20 billion [...]

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Seaview Wildlife Encounter wins the highest accolade!

November 4, 2010 Business

Best Tourism Experience of the Year 2010 Seaview Wildlife Encounter wins the highest accolade! The Park has been awarded Gold in the category ‘ Best Tourism Experience of the Year’ at the Beautiful South Awards for Excellence held at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey on Thursday October 21st, 2010. The annual awards, organised by Tourism South [...]

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THE GREAT ISLAND BAKE-OFF Winners !

October 29, 2010 Charity

THE GREAT ISLAND BAKE-OFF  made   £324.10 for  Cancer Research, many bakers  have  been inspired to get baking, after watching BBC2’s Great British Bake Off and this competition  gave them a  chance to enter their best culinary creation into the  Islandwide baking competition  which was on  the 24 th October to  and win some professional quality Pampered [...]

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Seaview Wildlife Encounter wins the highest accolade!

October 29, 2010 Featured

Best Tourism Experience of the Year 2010 Seaview Wildlife Encounter wins the highest accolade! The Park has beenawarded Gold in the category ‘ Best Tourism Experience of the Year’ at theBeautiful South Awards for Excellence held at Mercedes-Benz World in Surreyon Thursday October 21st, 2010. The annual awards, organised by Tourism South East, are now [...]

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Owl and Monkey Haven Newport

October 29, 2010 Days Out

The development continues with Several animal organisations throughout the UK getting in touch to see if the haven can home more and more primates and owls. The Haven are now looking for Corporate Sponsorship to aid us meet the demand of animals in need of help. The  first goal is to build a purpose built Rainforest [...]

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OneWight not Discussed

October 29, 2010 Featured

OneWight not Discussed Andrew Turner has expressed his anger that the House of Commons has been preventedfrom discussing the effect that re-drawing constituency boundaries would have on the Isleof Wight. Because of parliamentary timetabling, his amendment that would protect parts ofthe Island from being merged with the mainland, were not discussed during the CommitteeStage of [...]

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