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.
RESIDENTS INVITED TO ATTEND SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE AT CARISBROOKE CASTLE
A service of Remembrance will once again be held at Carisbrooke Castle to commemorate those in the uniformed services who lost their lives in service of their country. The ceremony takes place annually in the special ‘field of remembrance’ situated...
Read moreDetails‘GET FLU JAB TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR BABY’ URGES PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
Pregnant women across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are being urged to get the flu jab to protect both them and their unborn baby. Catching flu is more than a cough, sore throat and runny nose and for pregnant...
Read moreDetails12 ISLE OF WIGHT WAR MEMORIALS LISTED AHEAD OF REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Bonchurch War Memorial Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, 12 war memorials on the Isle of Wight have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. Built in the aftermath...
Read moreDetailsWEATHER DOESN’T DAMPEN SPIRITS FOR GHOST RUNNER 2019
Almost 200 intrepid runners took on a spooky charity fun run around Parkhurst Forest in wet and blustery conditions on Friday evening (1st November). Now in its 5th year, the Ghost Runner was this year run in conjunction with local...
Read moreDetailsCRIME DOWN 0.9% ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT BUT SPIKE IN RAPE CASES, ARSON AND ROBBERY
A report issued by the Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership has revealed that crime is down 0.9% overall across the Isle of Wight, but there has been a 23.8% spike in reported cases of rape, a 72.4% rise in...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS MOBILISED TO FALCON CROSS CRASH
Emergency services have been mobilised to a road traffic collision at Falcon Cross in Shanklin this evening (Sunday). A car and motorcycle are reported to be involved in the incident, which occurred shortly before 18:15. 1 fire appliance from Shanklin...
Read moreDetailsTAXI PLOUGHS INTO BUNGALOW IN EARLY HOURS CRASH
Emergency services were called when a taxi crashed into the corner of property in Lake in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). A Ford Mondeo estate left the carriageway and ploughed into the corner of a bungalow on James...
Read moreDetails109MPH WINDS BATTER THE ISLAND CAUSING DAMAGE AND DISRUPTION
Photo: Sienna Anderson Wind speeds of almost 110mph were recorded at The Needles yesterday (Saturday) during a storm that brought significant disruption to the Isle of Wight, as well as causing damage to land and property. An amber weather warning was issued...
Read moreDetailsCHARLIE ADKINS IN ‘DREAM TEAM’ WIN AT UNDER-21S DRESSAGE EVENT
Isle of Wight horse rider Charlie Adkins secured a team win at the Dressage U21s UK Autumn Camp earlier this month. The 'dream team' of Charlie Adkins (IOW), Eden Powell (Jersey) and Morgan Kent (Wilts) scored a magnificent 709 points...
Read moreDetailsGOING, GOING, GONE – 8 ISLAND PROPERTIES GO UNDER THE HAMMER
8 properties and sites across the Isle of Wight went under the auctioneer’s hammer yesterday (Friday). The lots were among 130 being sold by Clive Emson, the regional land and property auctioneers, at 5 locations across southern England. A glass-blowing...
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