Darren Toogood - Editor
Darren heads up Island Echo not only as Editor, but as Publisher and Founder too. He specialises in breaking news and has worked in the local news market for the past 15 years.
MORE CANCELLATIONS ON WIGHTLINK’S FISHBOURNE ROUTE – THIS TIME DUE TO STAFF SICKNESS
Disruption on Wightlink's Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service - which has resulted in delays to Royal Mail deliveries - looks set to continue into Thursday. The cross-Solent operator says that due to sickness of an essential member of crew, the 06:20...
Read moreDetailsFRESHWATER VOLUNTEERS RECOGNISED BY ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY
Tim Griffin with Pearl Morley Tim Griffin from The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) visited Freshwater Independent Lifeboat on Sunday to thank the crews personally for their hard work and to present awards to those that couldn't attend...
Read moreDetailsALMOST 100 CHILDREN ENJOY SANTA’S GROTTO AT FRESHWATER LIFEBOAT
Santa and the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat crew were thankful for some amazing - and unseasonal - weather on Saturday. Elves were busy helping to build Santa's Grotto early in the morning ahead of for Santa's arrival at midday. It stayed...
Read moreDetailsCASINO GAMES AND VIDEO STREAMING: WHAT DOES 5G MEAN FOR WIGHT?
As a new technology only seeing the beginning of a rollout in 2019, there is still some major confusion about what 5G is and what it could mean. Most notably in terms of entertainment, there are elements of this new technology...
Read moreDetailsBURGER KING TO OPEN ITS DOORS ON 16TH DECEMBER
Burger King will welcome customers to its first Isle of Wight store from Monday, it has been confirmed. The fast food giant will be holding a soft opening on Monday 16th December with reduced opening hours ahead of an official...
Read moreDetailsCHICHESTER 2XV TAKE NARROW WIN AGAINST VENTNOR’S FIRST TEAM
Ventnor 1XV took on Chichester 2XV at home on Saturday (7th December) but missed out on a win. The home side started this game at real pace and camped deep in Chichester’s half for a long period with the drives...
Read moreDetailsGRITTERS ON THE RUN AS ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IN STORE
Gritters will be out and about treating the Island's road network from 19:00 tonight (Wednesday). The forecast is for low temperatures this evening and overnight, which has resulted in the decision being made to carry out a precautionary gritting run....
Read moreDetailsCLASSIC CAR CLUB TO HOLD CHRISTMAS COLLECTION FOR MOUNTBATTEN
An annual gathering of classic cars, which has raised many thousands of pounds to support Mountbatten’s work, is returning to Newport this Christmas. The Vectis Historic Vehicle Club Ltd will be displaying vintage and classic cars in St Thomas’ Square...
Read moreDetailsMURRAY’S WORLD CUP SEASON GETS UNDERWAY AT LAKE PLACID
The Isle of Wight's Kimberley Murray started her Skeleton World Cup season on Saturday with a mixed result at Lake Placid, USA. Despite securing a 12th fastest push time on the first run, Kim finished 22nd overall. Unfortunately, only the...
Read moreDetailsDOUBLE SUCCESS FOR ISLAND-BASED COMPANY IN SOUTH COAST TECH AWARDS
Isle of Wight-based company Innovative Physics is celebrating a double win in the inaugural South Coast Tech Awards, which recognise the region’s outstanding tech businesses. The awards, organised by The Business Magazine and hosted by the presenter of BBC TV’s...
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